Chemistry: Clincal Analysis II

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This course covers significant chemical analytes involved in human health and disease. Major topics include carbohydrates and diabetes mellitus, lipids and lipoproteins, proteins and nonprotein nitrogen compounds, enzymes, electrolytes and acid–base balance, hemoglobin and bilirubin metabolism, endocrinology, tumor markers, toxicology, therapeutic drug monitoring, immunochemical techniques, and molecular diagnostics. Emphasis is placed on analytical principles and methodologies used to measure these analytes, accurate performance and evaluation of laboratory testing, and interpretation of results and correlating laboratory findings with normal physiology and pathological conditions.