RT Book, Section
A1 Bender, David A.
A1 Murray, Robert K.
A2 Rodwell, Victor W.
A2 Bender, David A.
A2 Botham, Kathleen M.
A2 Kennelly, Peter J.
A2 Weil, P. Anthony
SR Print(0)
ID 1160192860
T1 Clinical Biochemistry
T2 Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 31e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259837937
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160192860
RD 2024/04/16
AB OBJECTIVESAfter  studying  this  chapter,  you  should  be  able  to:Explain  the  importance  of  laboratory  tests  in  clinical  and  veterinary  medicine.Explain  what  is  meant  by  the  reference  range  for  the  results  of  a  test.Explain  the  difference  between  the  precision  and  accuracy  of  an  assay  method,  and  explain  the  sensitivity  and  specificity  of  an  assay  method.Explain  what  is  meant  by  the  sensitivity,  specificity,  and  predictive  value  of  a  laboratory  test.List  techniques  that  are  commonly  used  in  a  diagnostic  lab  carrying  out  biochemical  tests  and  explain  the  principle  of  each  method.Explain  why  high  plasma  concentrations  of  enzymes  are  considered  to  be  indicators  of  tissue  damage.Describe  in  outline  the  different  requirements  for  measuring  an  enzyme  in  a  plasma  sample  and  using  an  enzyme  to  measure  an  analyte.