The electronic textbook "Clinical Biochemistry - Selected Chapters" aims to be a practical resource for senior medical students and new doctors studying laboratory medicine. It is designed to help them understand commonly used clinical-biochemical tests and serves as a starting point for a deeper exploration of laboratory methods and their application in diagnostic and monitoring procedures. In addition to an introductory chapter, the textbook contains 13 chapters focusing on disorders of water-ion and acid-base balance, biochemical diagnosis of various organ-related diseases (kidneys, liver, heart, thyroid gland, and adrenal glands), as well as common conditions like diabetes and dyslipidemia. It also covers topics, such as inflammation, oncological diseases, and iron and heme metabolism. The second edition of the textbook has been updated to reflect current changes in professional recommendations and to be more understandable for users.
ISBN 978-80-8152-937-5 (e-publication); www.unibook.upjs.sk; https://unibook.upjs.sk/img/cms/2020/lf/clinical-biochemistry.pdf
Contents of the book:
Preface
Abbreviations
- Requesting and interpreting tests
- Water and electrolyte disorders
- Acid-base balance disorders
- Kidney function tests
- Biochemical tests in liver disease
- Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycemia
- Lipids and lipoproteins
- Cardiac markers
- Disorders of calcium-phosphate and magnesium balance
- Disorders of thyroid function
- Laboratory tests for the adrenal cortex and medulla
- Markers of sepsis and inflammation
- Biochemical markers of oncological diseases
- Heme metabolism disorders: iron and porphyrin
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| Requesting and interpreting tests | 8.9.2026 | 911.47 KB | faculty member | – |  |
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| Water and electrolyte disorders | 8.9.2026 | 1.08 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Acid-base balance disorders | 8.9.2026 | 1.06 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Kidney function tests | 8.9.2026 | 1.11 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Biochemical tests in liver disease | 8.9.2026 | 1.27 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycemia | 8.9.2026 | 928.61 KB | faculty member | – | |
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| Lipids and lipoproteins | 8.9.2026 | 1.49 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Cardiac markers | 8.9.2026 | 1.43 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Disorders of calcium-phosphate and magnesium balance | 8.9.2026 | 1.36 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Disorders of thyroid function | 8.9.2026 | 834.88 KB | faculty member | – | |
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| Laboratory tests for the adrenal cortex and medulla | 8.9.2026 | 758.14 KB | faculty member | – | |
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| Markers of sepsis and inflammation | 8.9.2026 | 838.05 KB | faculty member | – | |
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| Biochemical markers of oncological diseases | 8.9.2026 | 831.13 KB | faculty member | – | |
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| Heme metabolism disorders: iron and porphyrine | 8.9.2026 | 1.02 MB | faculty member | – | |
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Keywords: water, electrolyte, acid, kidney, liver, diabetes mellitus, lipids, calcium, magnesion, thyroid, sepsis, inflammation, metabolism
citation: Eva Ďurovcová, Mária Mareková: Clinical Biochemistry - Selected chapters, e-book. Multimedia support in the education of clinical and health care disciplines :: Portal of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Medicine [online] , [cit. 09. 09. 2026]. Available from WWW: https://portal.lf.upjs.sk/articles.php?aid=114. ISSN 1337-7000.