This PDF
covers the following topics related to Medical Biochemistry : Pre-Analytical
Effects on Laboratory Examinations, Reference Values and Methods for Their
Determination, Analytical Properties of the Laboratory Method, Quality Control,
Diagnostic Sensitivity, Specificity of the Method, Methods of Determination,
Interrelations, Laboratory Screening, Basic Urine Tests, Kidney Function Tests,
The Importance of Plasma Protein, The Importance of Na, K, Cl Assays in Clinical
Practice, Metabolism of Calcium, Phosphorus and Magnesium, Trace Elements,
Vitamins, Thyroid , Hormones of hypothalamus and hypophysis, Adrenal Cortex
Hormones, Disorders of Acid-Base Balance, Importance of Oxygen Assays,
Importance of Osmolality Tests, Water Metabolism, Serum Lipids and Lipoproteins,
Relation to Atherogenesis, Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis ,
Free Radicals, Relation to Diseases and Protection against, Biochemical Tests
for Liver Diseases, Laboratory Diagnosis of Jaundice, Bone Metabolism,
Laboratory Diagnostics in Gastroenterology, Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiac Markers,
Laboratory Signs of Malignant Tumours, Cytochemical Examination of Cerebrospinal
Fluid, Inherited Metabolic Diseases – Laboratory Diagnostics, etc.
This PDF
covers the following topics related to Clinical Biochemistry : Requesting and
interpreting tests, Water and electrolyte disorders, Acid-base balance
disorders, Kidney disorders, Biochemical tests in liver disease, Diabetes
mellitus and hypoglycemia, Lipids and lipoproteins, Cardiac markers, Disorders
of calciumphosphate and magnesium balance, Disorders of thyroid function,
Markers of sepsis and inflammation, Biochemical markers of oncological diseases,
Heme metabolism disorders: iron and porphyrine.
This note explains
about the following topics: Heme synthesis, Porphyrias, Heme degradation,
Iron metabolism, Iron absorption, Regulation of iron uptake, Iron transport and
storage.
This
note covers the following topics: The chemical components of membranes, Membrane
structure, Membranes and compartmentalization, Membrane receptors, Some
receptors involve second messengers, Insulin and growth factor receptors.