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• Full-color illustrations and design simplify complex concepts and make learning easier by highlighting important material.

• Case studies help you apply information to real-life scenarios.

• The pathophysiology and Analytes section includes information related to diseases or conditions, such as a biochemistry review, disease mechanisms, clinical correlation, and laboratory analyses and assays.

• Evolve companion website includes case studies and animations that reinforce what you’ve learned from the book.

• The Laboratory Principles section covers safety, quality assurance, and other fundamentals of laboratory techniques. 

• Review questions at the end of each chapter are tied to the learning objectives, helping you review and retain the material. 

• Critical thinking questions and discussion questions help you think about and apply key points and concepts.

• Other Aspects of Clinical Chemistry section covers therapeutic drug monitoring, toxicology, transplantation, and emergency preparedness.

• Learning objectives in each chapter help you to remember key points or to analyze and synthesize concepts in clinical chemistry. 

• A list of keywords Is provided at the beginning of each chapter, and these are also bolded in the text. 

• Chapter summaries consist of bulleted lists and tables highlighting the most important points of each chapter.

• A glossary at the back of the book provides a quick reference to definitions of all clinical chemistry terms.