Clinical Chemistry: Theory, Analysis, Correlation , fourth edition, is a comprehensive, up-to-date, readable, and student-friendly text. Each chapter begins with an outline and learning objectives, followed by a list of key terms. Figures and tables are placed as close as possible to the text to which they refer, to aid reader comprehension. The chapter ends with a list of relevant Internet sites, making the chapters extremely appropriate for web-connected readers. Part 1 , Laboratory Techniques, leads the reader through the various necessary laboratory techniques and practices. Part 2 , Pathophysiology, provides descriptions of how specific diseases affect the human body. Pedagogy includes chapter outlines, learning objectives, key terms, and internet site sections. The book also contain a CD-ROM which features Methods of Analysis, a comprehensive Urinalysis Manual, and a Study Guide/Workbook. A clear and concise writing style facilitates quick understanding and more effective exam preparation. - Comprehensive coverage addresses the full range of issues in clinical chemistry. - Unique new chapters on Addiction, The Transplant Patient, and Point-of-Care Testing discuss important clinical areas not covered in other books on the subject. - A complete bibliography and list of references direct the reader to reliable sources for further exploration of topics. - Each chapter begins with an outline and learning objectives, followed by a list of key terms designed to reinforce the most important information in each chapter and make it more memorable. - Figures and tables are placed as close as possible to the text to which they refer, to aid reader comprehension. CD ROM contains 123 Methods of Analysis, a Urinalysis Section, and a Study Guide/Workbook featuring over 700 questions and 30 case histories. - Chapters contain a list of relevant Internet sites that correspond directly to the material presented in the chapter. Lawrence A Kaplan, PhD, Director, Clinical Chemistry, Bellevue Hospital; Clinical Professor, Pathology, New York University, New York, NY; Amadeo J Pesce, PhD, DABCC, FNACB, Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; Laboratory Director, Adams County Hospital, West Union, OH; Laboratory Director, Drake Center, Cincinnati, OH; and Steven Kazmierczak, PhD, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Department of Pathology, Portland, OR