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Table of Contents
Preface vi
List of abbreviations vii
About the companion website x
1 Requesting and interpreting tests 1
2 Disturbances of water, sodium and potassium balance 12
3 Acid–base balance and oxygen transport 30
4 Renal disease 43
5 Disorders of calcium, phosphate and magnesium metabolism 60
6 Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia 77
7 Disorders of the hypothalamus and pituitary 91
8 Abnormalities of thyroid function 105
9 Disorders of the adrenal cortex and medulla 121
10 Investigation of gonadal function infertility, menstrual irregularities and hirsutism 139
11 Pregnancy and antenatal screening 158
12 Cardiovascular disorders 167
13 Liver disease 183
14 Gastrointestinal tract disease 198
15 Nutrition 208
16 Inflammation, immunity and paraproteinaemia 224
17 Malignancy and tumour markers 234
18 Disorders of iron and porphyrin metabolism 241
19 Uric acid, gout and purine metabolism 252
20 Central nervous system and cerebrospinal fluid 259
21 Therapeutic drug monitoring and chemical toxicology 263
22 Clinical biochemistry in paediatrics and the elderly 276
Index 295
