Publisher's Synopsis
This book provides a concise introduction to the qualitative and quantitative analysis of substances of biochemical importance for undergraduate medical students. It covers all the skill-based aspects of the CBME curriculum for biochemistry. Salient features; 1 -Maps the contents of the book to the CBME curriculum for easy reference; 2 - Topics such as urinary screening tests for inborn errors of metabolism, energy content of various food items, significance of glycaemic index, and saturated, unsaturated and trans-fatty acids in food are included in this edition; 3 - Tabulations summarising biochemical tests, procedures and outcomes included appropriately to; 4 - make it easy for students to obtain information at a glance.
