Blood Chemistry and CBC Analysis: Clinical Laboratory Testing from a Functional Perspective

I was recommended this book by a fellow functional practitioner and I couldn't go without it now! Extremely well presented and clear to understand. Breaks down blood tests and gives insight about other health markers or factors to consider surround those blood results.If you're umming and ahhing about getting it, let me reassure you, it's well worth it!

When I need to know or learn about a fact or a subject, everything need to be very clear and explained properly to me. This book explain blood chemistry so clearly that I don't need to use another 4 or 5 different books or medical dictionaries to learn the contents. It is down to the point and gives you a good understanding of blood chemistry. I use it in the class for my case study, at home for my assignment and research. I even read it when I go to bed. When I first bought it and start reading it, I was so excited that I can understand all the things that weren't clear for me before and I needed to go to so many different sources to get them right. I love this book. One of the best book I every bought.

Great Functional Medicine book. Perfect for reference.

Really useful in looking at standard tests from GP's, helps to understand what the test is testing as well as what the results mean. Obviously needs to be used in context.

Great resource for use in clinic in support interpretations of blood tests.

Great book! Have used it in my student clinic

Great Service no problems, would use again

Brilliant in reading and understanding blood test values. Great for a functional medicine specialist and chiropractor!

Per carità, qualche utilità la ha, pari ad un qualsiasi tascabile di esami di laboratorio, solo che non è per niente tascabile. scritto in caratteri grandi e righe staccate per "occupare spazio", parla di scienza senza gli opportuni riferimenti bibliografici. Autoreferenziale.

Lots of information and a new way to look at blood work. It makes a lot of connections that most Dr.s would miss.

Very easy to read and understand without a broad knowledge of medical terms. Highly recommended

Es muy facil de entenderOjala existiese este tipo de libros en CastellanoTengo este libro constantemente en mi mesa de estudio

I'm a patient and not a health care professional. I find this book extremely useful and very readable. As an older person I find that doctors have less and less time, patience, or willingness to explain basic lab work. You never really know what the numbers mean and what is optimal in the reference range. I needed to understand what a significant change up or down in various results might mean.Weatherby's book covers the common CBC (complete blood test) also known as a Blood Chemistry Screen test. Item by item it shows the conventional lab range, the optimal range, and discusses the clinical implication of being high or low. Consequently, you can take your copy of your test and go over each item and track your own changes, up, down or optimal. Knowing your own numbers will enable you as a patient to ask better questions of your health care provider, possibly spotting areas of trouble much earlier, or make needed lifestyle changes.If you are concerned about the cost, you can preview portions of the book though Google books. While the text is not for the person who has no understanding of medical terms, I think anyone who is familiar with basic medical terminology could utilize the information in the book.I consider this a 'patient empowering' book and it's an important addition to my family health library. And it would be a darned good idea to gift a copy to your favorite health care provider so you are both on the same page.