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Basic Concepts in Clinical Biochemistry: A Practical Guide

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Authors:
  1. Vijay Kumar

    1. Department of Biochemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India

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  2. Kiran Dip Gill

    1. Department of Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India

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  • Includes step-by-step, easy to follow protocols

  • Provides key tips and expert implementation advice to ensure quality results

  • Provides up-to-date techniques along with a brief theoretical introduction for each section

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. To Determine the Uric Acid Concentration in Serum and Urine

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 81-84

  2. Estimation of Total Calcium in Serum and Urine

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 85-88

  3. Estimation of Inorganic Phosphorus in Serum and Urine

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 89-92

  4. To Estimate the Amount of Total Cholesterol in Serum

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 93-95

  5. To Estimate Total and Direct Bilirubin in Serum

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 97-101

  6. To Determine Alanine and Aspartate Transaminase Activity in Serum

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 103-106

  7. To Estimate the Activity of Alkaline Phosphatase in Serum

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 107-109

  8. To Estimate the Activity of Acid Phosphatase in Serum

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 111-112

  9. To Determine Serum and Urinary Amylase Activity

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 113-115

  10. To Estimate the Activity of Lipase in Serum

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 117-118

  11. Qualitative Analysis of Ketone Bodies in Urine

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 119-122

  12. Qualitative Test for Bile Pigments and Urobilinogen in Urine

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 123-127

  13. Determination of Total Lactate Dehydrogenase Activity in Serum Sample

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 129-130

  14. To Measure Activity of Creatine Kinase in Serum

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 131-133

  15. Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid for Proteins and Sugars

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 135-137

  16. To Measure Lipid Profile in Serum Sample

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 139-145

  17. To Estimate Sodium and Potassium in Serum by Using Flame Photometer

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 147-150

  18. To Perform Radioimmunoassay

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 151-152

  19. To Perform Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 153-155

  20. Some Important Case Studies

    • Vijay Kumar, Kiran Dip Gill
    Pages 157-167
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About this book

This book is a practical guidebook in biochemistry, for medical as well as life sciences' students. The book covers reference values, sample collection procedure and detailed protocol to perform experiments. Each experiment starts with a brief introduction of the protocol, followed by specimen requirements and procedure. The procedures are presented in a very lucid manner and discuss details of calculations and clinical interpretations,The book is divided into 29 chapters, It offers references, general guidelines and abbreviations and provides principles and procedures of clinical biochemistry tests, along with their diagnostic importance.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biochemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India

    Vijay Kumar

  • Department of Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India

    Kiran Dip Gill

About the authors

Prof. Kiran Dip Gill obtained her Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry from Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana, India in 1974. She was a postdoctoral fellow at University of Gottingen, Germany in 1977-1978.  In 1981, she joined department of Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. She has taught Biochemistry to post-graduate students for almost 35 years. She was also in-charge of clinical biochemistry lab, where biochemical investigations are done routinely. She has authored four chapters in books and published more than 125 research papers in her career. She is recipient of several awards for her contribution in research work.

Dr. Vijay Kumar obtained his Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry under the guidance of Prof. Kiran Dip Gill from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh in 2009. In 2010, he joined Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak. Since then, he is actively involved in teaching Biochemistry to post-graduate students. He has published more than 20 research papers and three review articles in reputed journals. 

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