Clinical Biochemistry provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the biochemical basis of disease processes, and how these diseases can be investigated in the biomedical laboratory. New clinical case studies have been added to the third edition, to further emphasize the link between theory and practice and help engage students with the subject.

1: David Cameron and Nessar Ahmed: Biochemical investigations and quality control
2: Tim James: Automation
3: Nessar Ahmed: Kidney disease
4: Joanne Marsden: Hyperuricaemia and gout
5: Benjamin James and Tim James: Fluid and electrolyte disorders
6: David Tierney: Acid-base disorders
7: Paul Collinson and Amy Lloyd: Clinical enzymology and biomarkers
8: Roy Sherwood: Liver function tests
9: Mike France: Abnormalities of lipid metabolism
10: Nessar Ahmed: Disorders of calcium, phosphate, and magnesium homeostasis
11: Garry McDowell: Abnormal pituitary function
12: Garry McDowell: Thyroid disease
13: Allen Yates and Ian Laing: Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia
14: John Honour: Adrenal disease
15: Ian Laing and Julie Thornton: Reproductive endocrinology
16: Aidan Ryan, Patrick Twomey and William Simpson: Biochemical nutrition
17: Garry McDowell and Gordon Brydon: Gastrointestinal disorders and malabsorption
18: Mareike Posner and Gerald Maguire: Specific protein markers
19: Joanne Adaway and Gilbert Wieringa: Cancer biochemistry and tumour markers
20: Mary Anne Preece: Inherited metabolic disorders and newborn screening
21: Robin Whelpton, Nigel Brown and Robert Flanagan: Therapeutic drug monitoring
22: Gwendolen Ayers: Chemical toxicology

Nessar Ahmed , Reader in Clinical Biochemistry, Manchester Metropolitan University

Dr Nessar Ahmed is Reader in Clinical Biochemistry at the Manchester Metropolitan University where his research examines the role of protein glycation in diabetes. His teaching includes clinical biochemistry, endocrinology, and analytical science.