Lecture Notes on Clinical Biochemistry

Using laboratories responsibly; chemical tests performed close to the patient, in the ward or clinic environment; interpreting and using laboratory data; disturbances of water, sodium and potassium balance; acid-base balance and oxygen transport; plasma enzyme tests in diagnosis; abnormalities of proteins in plasma; liver disease; renal disease; gastrointestinal tract disease; disorders of carbohydrate metabolism; disorders of plasma lipids and lipoproteins; disorders of calcium, phosphate and magnesium metabolism; disorders of iron and porphyrin metabolism; nutrition; disorders of purine metabolism; abnormalities of thyroid function; disorders of the adrenal cortex and medulla; hypothalmic and pituitary hormones; gonadal function, steroid contraceptives and pregnancy; clinical biochemistry in paediatrics and geriatrics; molecular biology in clinical biochemistry; the CNS and CSF; therapeutic drug monitoring and chemical toxicology; revision - examination questions.