Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Instrumentation and Analytical Methods 2. Immunoassay Platform and Designs 3. Pre-Analytical Variables 4. Laboratory Statistics and Quality Control 5. Water, Homeostasis, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance 6. Lipid Metabolism and Disorders 7. Carbohydrate Metabolism, Diabetes, and Hypoglycemia 8. Cardiac Markers 9. Endocrinology 10. Liver Diseases and Liver Function Tests 11. Renal Function Tests 12. Inborn Errors of Metabolism 13. Tumor Markers 14. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 15. Interferences in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 16. Drugs of Abuse Testing 17. Challenges in Drugs of Abuse Testing: Magic Mushrooms, Peyote Cactus, and Designer Drugs 18. Testing for Ethyl Alcohol (Alcohol) and Other Volatiles 19. Common Poisoning Including Heavy Metal Poisoning 20. Pharmacogenomics 21. Hemoglobinopathy 22. Protein Electrophoresis and Immunofixation 23. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis Testing 24. Autoimmunity, Complement, and Immunodeficiency 25. Effects of Herbal Supplements on Clinical Laboratory Test Results

All pathology residents must have a good command of clinical chemistry, toxicology, immunology, and laboratory statistics to be successful pathologists, as well as to pass the American Board of Pathology examination. Clinical chemistry, however, is a topic in which many senior medical students and pathology residents face challenges. Clinical Chemistry, Immunology and Laboratory Quality Control meets this challenge head on with a clear and easy-to-read presentation of core topics and detailed case studies that illustrate the application of clinical chemistry knowledge to everyday patterns.-- Clinical chemistry, however, is a topic in which many senior medical students and pathology residents face challenges. This book meets this challenge head on with a clear and easy-to-read presentation of core topics and detailed case studies that illustrate the application of clinical chemistry knowledge to everyday patient care.