Table of Contents:
1. Requesting and interpreting tests
2. Disturbances of water, sodium and potassium balance
3. Acid–base balance and oxygen transport
4. Renal disease
5. Disorders of calcium, phosphate and magnesium metabolism
6. Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia
7. Disorders of the hypothalamus and pituitary
8. Abnormalities of thyroid function
9. Disorders of the adrenal cortex and medulla
10. Investigation of gonadal function infertility, menstrual irregularities and hirsutism
11. Pregnancy and antenatal screening
12. Cardiovascular disorders
13. Liver disease
14. Gastrointestinal tract disease
15. Nutrition
16. Trauma, infl ammation, immunity and malignancy
17. Disorders of iron and porphyrin metabolism
18. Uric acid, gout and purine metabolism
19. Central nervous system and cerebrospinal fluid
20. Therapeutic drug monitoring and chemical toxicology
21. Clinical biochemistry in paediatrics and the elderly
Index