Tietz Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry

The fifth edition of Tietz Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry returns in a new, current, and more user-friendly format. Instructors have always praised Fundamentals for its accuracy and completeness; now they can appreciate its student-friendly accessibility as well. The authors have rewritten the chapters to read at a level more appropriate to MT/CLS and MLT/CLT students, and have incorporated more student friendly pedagogy and the latest information. The result is a very user-friendly, up-to-date and accessible text! Provides comprehensive coverage by a renowned author team to ensure students are exposed to current, key topics in the field. Contains a unique laboratory perspective to classroom learning, which prepares the reader for the real world of the clinical chemistry laboratory. Includes accurate chemical structures to teach students about key chemical features of relevant molecules. Features a broad level of content written primarily for MT/CLS and MLT/CLT students, but can also be used by laboratory practitioners, pathology residents, and others. Uses extensive illustrations and tables to visualize critical information and help make key concepts more memorable to the students. Provides references and additional reading in each chapter for further study. Includes two new chapters with the latest information on cardiac function and laboratory management. Contains outstanding new features such as learning objectives and key words with definitions which reinforce the most important information in each chapter and make it more memorable. Incorporates the use of a second color to set off chemical equations, figures, special features, and tables from the text, making it more user-friendly.