Written by Martin Crook, John Chambers and Phil Chowienczyk 'Cardiovascular Disease and Laboratory Medicine' is intended to provide a concise and up to date synopsis regarding the use of the clinical biochemistry laboratory in the management of patients with cardiovascular disease.

The target audience is primarily clinical scientists and chemical pathologists as well as cardiologists, specialist nurses and other health care professionals working in the cardiovascular field.

Written by Ms Jane French, Miss Beverley Harris and Dr William Marshall 'Clinical Cases in Laboratory Medicine' is a valuable valuable learning resource for laboratory staff and medical students.

The book includes 80 case scenarios drawn from sources such as the UK NEQAS Interpretative Comments Service in Clinical Biochemistry and the authors' own laboratories.

Each case includes a brief history, laboratory data and questions to consider regarding diagnosis, further investigations and management; a short but comprehensive commentary on the issues raised by the case and key learning points at the end of each discussion.

Written by Dr David Burnett this book is primarily intended as a practical guide for laboratory professionals wishing to implement the International Standard, ISO 15189. The following companion documents to go alongside the book are freely available for people to download and view:

• A companion to ‘A Practical Guide to ISO 15189 in Laboratory Medicine’ for those laboratories implementing ISO 15189:2012 or making the transition from CPA Standards

• Sigma metrics for process outcome

• Sigma confidence calculator

• In errata notice

Although written to meet the requirements of trainees in clinical biochemistry preparing for the FRCPath examination, it is a resource that will be useful to trainees in other clinical sciences and undergraduates and postgraduates in the life sciences.
 
Published 2009, Allan Deacon

• Answers to further questions