Clinical Chemistry, also known as Chemical Pathology,
Clinical Biochemistry, or Medical Biochemistry the branch of chemistry that is
concerned with the analysis of body fluids for diagnostic and therapeutic
purposes.
Now, in clinical chemistry, there are various types of
techniques applied to all body fluids to assist in diagnosis, treatment, and
monitoring for many diseases.
All biochemical tests come under chemical pathology. These
are performed on any body fluids, but mostly on serum or plasma.
This large group of tests can be categorised into
sub-specialities which contain:
General chemistry: contains commonly ordered tests such as
LFT, RFT, and blood glucose tests.
Special chemistry: Contains elaborate techniques such as
electrophoresis, chromatography, immunoassay, and tumour markers.
Clinical enzymology: The study of enzymes and their
activities.
Clinical endocrinology: Responsible for the study of
hormones and the diagnosis of endocrine disorders.
Toxicology: Responsible for the study of drugs of abuse and
other chemicals.
Therapeutic drug monitoring: Responsible for measuring
therapeutic medication levels to optimise dosage.
Body fluids analysis: Responsible for the chemical analysis
of body fluids to diagnose a wide array of diseases.
The primary purpose of a clinical chemistry laboratory is to
facilitate the correct performance of analytic procedures that yield accurate
and precise information, aiding patient diagnosis and treatment. The
achievement of reliable results requires that the clinical laboratory scientist
be able to use basic supplies and equipment correctly and possess an
understanding of fundamental concepts critical to any analytic procedure.
Author(s) Details
Abazar Mohmoud Ismail
Siddig
Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of El Imam El Mahdi,
Sudan.
Please see the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-93-47485-64-0
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