[Medical biochemistry] Introduction

Medical biochemists specialise in diseases of the chemistry of the human body.

This is a pathology discipline.  

 

Etymology

Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) = bio-, life

Ancient Greek χυμεία (khumeía) = art of alloying metals
Ancient Greek χημεία (chimeía) = chemistry
Arabic كِيمِيَاءاَل (al-) + (kīmiyāʾ) = the chemistry
Latin alchēmista, alchēmistae = alchemist

 

Investigations

 

Relevant diseases

• Acute hypernatraemia
• Acute hyponatraemia
• Familial hypercholesterolaemia
• Hereditary haemochromatosis
• Hypercalcaemia
• Hypocalcaemia
• Hyperlipidaemia 
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Hypoparathyroidism
• Osteomalacia
• Porphyria
• Acute intermittent porphyria
• Wilson's disease