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This document summarizes reviews of 4 books relevant to clinical chemistry:
1. Biochemical Tests for Identification of Medical Bacteria attempts to provide complete information on biochemical tests used to identify bacteria but contains excessive detail that limits its usefulness for most students.
2. Methods of Hormone Analysis contains currently applicable methods for analyzing hormones like ACTH, TSH, FSH, and is recommended for clinical chemistry labs performing this level of work.
3. Radioimmunoassay and Related Topics in Clinical Biochemistry provides an up-to-date summary of techniques in clinical radioimmunoassay and would be a valuable addition to labs using this technique.
4. The Pituitary Gland and Its Neuro
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Kundoc.com Clinical Chemistry in Diagnosis and Treatment
This document summarizes reviews of 4 books relevant to clinical chemistry:
1. Biochemical Tests for Identification of Medical Bacteria attempts to provide complete information on biochemical tests used to identify bacteria but contains excessive detail that limits its usefulness for most students.
2. Methods of Hormone Analysis contains currently applicable methods for analyzing hormones like ACTH, TSH, FSH, and is recommended for clinical chemistry labs performing this level of work.
3. Radioimmunoassay and Related Topics in Clinical Biochemistry provides an up-to-date summary of techniques in clinical radioimmunoassay and would be a valuable addition to labs using this technique.
4. The Pituitary Gland and Its Neuro
This document summarizes reviews of 4 books relevant to clinical chemistry:
1. Biochemical Tests for Identification of Medical Bacteria attempts to provide complete information on biochemical tests used to identify bacteria but contains excessive detail that limits its usefulness for most students.
2. Methods of Hormone Analysis contains currently applicable methods for analyzing hormones like ACTH, TSH, FSH, and is recommended for clinical chemistry labs performing this level of work.
3. Radioimmunoassay and Related Topics in Clinical Biochemistry provides an up-to-date summary of techniques in clinical radioimmunoassay and would be a valuable addition to labs using this technique.
4. The Pituitary Gland and Its Neuro
BOOK REVIEWS Biochemical Tests for Identification of Medical Bacteria:
Jean F. MaeFaddin. The Will iama and Wilkins Co., Balti- more, 1976. Books received of i n t e r e s t to the Clinical C h e m i s t : T h i s book is w r i t t e n f o r t h e B a c t e r i o l o g i s t a n d will be of limited i n t e r e s t to a n y o t h e r l a b o r a t o r y scientist. I t a t t e m p t s to give b a c t e r i o l o g y s t u d e n t s complete i n f o r m a - Clinical C h e m i s t r y in Diagnosis and Treatment, £nd Edi- tion a b o u t t h e p e r f o r m a n c e a n d use of the common bio- tion. Zilva, J. F. and Pannall, P. R. Year Book Medical chemical t e s t s e n t a i l e d in i d e n t i f y i n g b a c t e r i a . Publishers, Inc. ,1975. T h e a u t h o r h a s a m a s s e d a l a r g e q u a n t i t y of detailed T h i s " l i t t l e " book (479 p a g e s ) is still t h i s r e v i e w e r ' 8 useful i n f o r m a t i o n a n d t h i s could be a u s e f u l r e f e r e n c e f a v o u r i t e single source of clinical c h e m i s t r y i n f o r m a t i o n t e x t f o r b a c t e r i o l o g i s t s in solving t e c h n i c a l p r o b l e m s a n d of a widely v a r i e d n a t u r e . Drs. Zilva a n d P a n n a l l d e s e r v e i d e n t i f y i n g u n c o m m o n isolates. I t c a n n o t be r e c o m m e n d e d o u r c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s f o r t h i s u n i q u e work. T h e c h a p t e r f o r use by most s t u d e n t s because of its limited scope a n d " B i o c h e m i c a l E f f e c t s of T u m o u r s " i l l u s t r a t e s t h i s v e r y excessive detail. A s y n o p s i s of t h i s book w i t h a m o r e well as it is obviously w r i t t e n f r o m t h e p o i n t of view of r e a d a b l e f o r m a t , f e w e r r e f e r e n c e s a n d a reduced price how the clinical c h e m i s t sees these problems, w h i c h a r e would be more useful in t r a i n i n g b a c t e r i o l o g y s t u d e n t s . discussed in so m a n y o t h e r places w i t h o u t t h e i n f o r m a t i o n F. J. ROBERTS, MD, we require. The use of SI u n i t s ( w h i c h does not m e a n V a n c o u v e r G e n e r a l Hospital, t h a t e v e r y t h i n g m u s t be r e t o o l / l ) is also p l e a s i n g to find. V a n c o u v e r , BC I n conclusion, Zilva a n d P a n n a l l is still the best single source of clinical c h e m i s t r y i n f o r m a t i o n (in all its a s p e c t s ) Radioimmunoassay and Related Topics in Clinical Bio- a n d I c a n n o t i m a g i n e a n y of us b e i n g w i t h o u t it. chemistry: Edited by C. A. Pasternak, Heyden and Son, London, 1975, 0,99 pages. $29.50, 13.80 pounds. T h i s book fulfils the need of clinical r e s e a r c h w o r k e r s f o r a n up to d a t e s u m m a r y of the v a r i o u s t e c h n i q u e s in Methods of Hormone A n a l y s i s , Edited by Breuer, H., use in the field of clinical r a d i o i m m u n o a s s a y . I t is b a s e d Hamel, D. &nd Kruskemper, H. L. John Wiley and Sons, on the p a p e r s p r e s e n t e d a t a S y m p o s i u m on R a d i o i m m u n o - Toronto, 1976. a s s a y a n d R e l a t e d Topics in Clinical B i o c h e m i s t r y held T h i s excellent volume c o n t a i n s c u r r e n t l y applicable in Oxford, S e p t e m b e r 24-26, 1974. m e t h o d s f o r p l a s m a A C T H , T S H , F S H , LH, P T H , calci- T h e book is divided into six m a j o r sections, each con- tonin. T h e r e a r e also p r o c e d u r e s f o r "less exotic" sub- t a i n i n g a series of articles, the c o n t r i b u t i o n s of over 60 ' s t a n c e s such as cortisol, T4, etc. T h e section on GLC w o r k e r s in t h e field. T h e f i r s t , G e n e r a l Methodology, in- of such s e r u m steroids as D H E A a n d t e s t o s t e r o n e a r e cludes a r t i c l e s d e a l i n g w i t h r a d i o i m m u n o a s s a y design, p a r t i c u l a r l y well done. T h e book is r e c o m m e n d e d f o r all s a m p l e p r e p a r a t i o n , d a t a p r o c e s s i n g a n d a p p r o a c h to au- clinical c h e m i s t r y l a b o r a t o r i e s doing work a t this level. t o m a t i o n of r a d i o i m m u n o a s s a y techniques. I t p r o v i d e s a good s u r v e y of f u n d a m e n t a l p r i n c i p l e s to those u n f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e field as well as m a n y i n s t r u c t i v e ideas to those e m p l o y i n g r a d i o i m m u n o a s s a y s in t h e i r l a b o r a t o r i e s . T h e Handbook of P h y s i o l o g y : Section 7 - - E n d o c r i n o l o g y : s u b s e q u e n t sections - - D r u g s ; S t e r o i d s ; T h y r o i d h o r m o n e s ; Volume IV - - T h e P i t u i t a r y Grand and I t s N e u r o e n d o c r i n e Protein hormones; Antibodies and other Proteins, offer Control, P a r t s 1 and 2. American Physiological Society, a r t i c l e s d e a l i n g w i t h specific methodologies. T h e y a r e t e c h - Washington, D.C., 197~. nical a n d of i n t e r e s t m a i n l y to those w o r k e r s d i r e c t l y in- Because of t h e g r o w i n g r e a l i z a t i o n of the m a j o r control- volved w i t h r a d i o i m m u n o a s s a y s . T h e a r t i c l e s p o i n t out fac- ling role t h a t the h y p o t h a l a m o - h y p o p h y s i a l s y s t e m p l a y s t o r s a f f e c t i n g t h e v a r i o u s a s s a y s a n d p r o b l e m s w h i c h can ia t h y r o i d , a d r e n o c o r t i c a l a n d gonodal f u n c t i o n , such be e n c o u n t e r e d w i t h t h e assays, as well as p o i n t i n g o u t p u b l i c a t i o n s as these a r e h i g h l y r e l e v a n t . T h e r e c e n t em- some of the a p p l i c a t i o n s of the assays. p h a s i s on g r o w t h h o r m o n e r e l e a s i n g f a c t o r ( G H R F ) a n d T h i s i n f o r m a t i v e book o f f e r i n g t h e combined e x p e r i e n c e growth hormone inhibiting factor (GRIF, somatostatin) of m a n y w o r k e r s in t h e field of r a d i o i m m u n o a s s a y would in diabetes is j u s t one example. Both of these volumes will be a v a l u a b l e a d d i t i o n to the l i b r a r y of a n y l a b o r a t o r y in- be i n d i s p e n s a b l e to clinical c h e m i s t s involved in endocri- volved w i t h t h e use of t h i s technique. nology. J. TREPANIER, MSc D. J. CAMPBELL, PHD, Division of Clinical C h e m i s t r y , V a n c o u v e r G e n e r a l Hospital, V a n c o u v e r G e n e r a l Hospital, V a n c o u v e r , BC V a n c o u v e r , BC
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