Biomedical scientists are the foundation of modern healthcare, from
cancer screening to diagnosing HIV, from blood transfusion for surgery
to food poisoning and infection control. Without biomedical scientists,
the diagnosis of disease, the evaluation of the effectiveness of
treatment, and research into the causes and cures of disease would not
be possible.
The Fundamentals of Biomedical Science series has been written to
reflect the challenges of practicing biomedical science today. It draws
together essential basic science with insights into laboratory practice
to show how an understanding of the biology of disease is coupled to the
analytical approaches that lead to diagnosis. Assuming only a minimum of
prior knowledge, the series reviews the full range of disciplines to
which a Biomedical Scientist may be exposed - from microbiology to
cytopathology to transfusion science.
Clinical Biochemistry provides a clear and comprehensive introduction
to the biochemical basis of disease processes, and how these diseases
can be investigated in the biomedical laboratory. New clinical case
studies have been added to the second edition, to further emphasize the
link between theory and practice and help engage students with the
subject.