Analytical Chemistry—Clinical Applications, Second Edition
Text and Laboratory Manual

by Roy J. Cohen, Ph.D.  
Trade paperback: 136 pages
ISBN: 978-1-58152-651-6
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About this book

This combination book and laboratory manual can be used for many undergraduate analytical chemistry courses. Pre-medical and pre-pharmaceutical students will especially benefit from the text. It contains over a dozen applicable and relevant laboratory investigations dealing with the analysis of blood and food substances. A significant amount of content is dedicated to lab quality control and statistical methods of data evaluation. There are several clinical discussions dealing with substances of special interest to the students.

About the author

Roy Cohen is an instructor of Analytical Chemistry at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has over 24 years of experience as a practicing analytical chemist and has transferred that knowledge to the courses he teaches. He earned his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Delaware Valley College near Philadelphia, and did graduate work in Chemistry at Drexel University, near Philadelphia. He earned a Master of Education with a concentration in Chemistry from Xavier University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1–Analytical Chemistry Overview
Chapter 2–Statistics and Quality Assurance
Chapter 3–Units of Concentration
Chapter 4–Quantitative Analysis – Titrimetry
    - Clinical Discussion: Blood serum
Chapter 5—Spectroscopy
    - Clinical Discussion: Enzymes
    - Clinical Discussion: Alcohols
    - Clinical Discussion: Calcium in the Body
    - Clinical Discussion: Albumin. Glucose and Cholesterol
Chapter 6–Analytical Separations
Chapter 7–Chromatography
    - Clinical Discussion: Caffeine
Chapter 8—Other Methods of Analysis

Lab investigations:

i. MSDS Opening activity
1. Calibration of measuring devices
2. Determination of Serum Chloride by Mercuric Nitrate Titration
3. Biuret-Protein Procedure (Spectroscopy)
4. Lactic Dehydrogenase Activity Determination
4a. Inquiry-based enzyme activity
5. Determination of alcohol content of Wine
6. Determination of calcium content in Milk
6a. Determination of calcium in antacids
7. Glucose determination in serum
8. Cholesterol determination in serum
9. Albumin determination in serum
10. Separation of volatile compounds by GC
11. HPLC determination of caffeine in soft drinks
12. Chloride analysis by ISE in various matrices
13. Ion Exchange Methods

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