Tietz Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry (Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry (Tietz))

By Carl A. Burtis, Edward R. Ashwood, David E. Bruns

Book Overview

The fifth edition of Tietz Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry returns in a new, current, and more user-friendly format. Instructors have always praised Fundamentals for its accuracy and completeness; now they can appreciate its student-friendly accessibility as well. The authors have rewritten the chapters to read at a level more appropriate to MT/CLS and MLT/CLT students, and have incorporated more student friendly pedagogy and the latest information. The result is a very user-friendly, up-to-date and accessible text Provides comprehensive coverage by a renowned author team to ensure students are exposed to current, key topics in the field.Contains a unique laboratory perspective to classroom learning, which prepares the reader for the real world of the clinical chemistry laboratory.Includes accurate chemical structures to teach students about key chemical features of relevant molecules.Features a broad level of content written primarily for MT/CLS and MLT/CLT students, but can also be used by laboratory practitioners, pathology residents, and others.Uses extensive illustrations and tables to visualize critical information and help make key concepts more memorable to the students.Provides references and additional reading in each chapter for further study.Includes two new chapters with the latest information on cardiac function and laboratory management.Contains outstanding new features such as learning objectives and key words with definitions which reinforce the most important information in each chapter and make it more memorable.
Incorporates the use of a second color to set off chemical equations, figures, special features, and tables from the text, making it more user-friendly.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721686346
• ISBN13: 9780721686349
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 1091 Pages
• Weight: 5.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book!

Easy to understand, in depth without being tedious, very well written. I really like this book. I bought it for my hospital rotation, and recomended it to my undergraduate clinical chem proff.

An Essential book for clinical chemists and MT's!

The information contained in this book is highly extensive and plenty in depth, which is amazing considering that this is the "concise" adaptation of the longer Tietz Textbook. All working MTs would find this to be an excellent reference text. Although the language in this book is quite understandable, I don't see this as being "catered" towards students as a textbook given the depth of information, but more as a reference for working MTs/CLS's and lab staff. My recommendation for students would be "Clinical Chemistry" by Bishop, which gives plenty enough information to pass the registry exams.

A Must Have for MT student

This book is the Golden standard for Clinical Chemistry. I can tell you most of your laboratory procedures have at least some part derived from this book. Not to mention all the product insert for most of your clinical chem. I agree that this book will be quite overwhleming to first time reader during their training; but this is a indespensible book you need if you want to specialize in the Clinical Chemistry area. And obviously you find this book so precious that you won't sell it :)

One of the best

This is definitively one of the best Clinical Chemistry books I know. At work I routinely need to consult information and this makes a great reference book to search for in depth explanations. Now, I don't feel this would be good for a student, I feel this book is a little dense and treats some issues in such a way that might be a little intricate for the first contact with them. I believe you need some practical work experience to really take all the juice out of it, though I don't mean I'm not recommending it to students. This is a great book to anyone, the only thing is I don't concieve it as a texbook (for this I'll better recommend Kaplan & Pesce "Clinical Chemistry", which is an easier reading while not compromising much depth).