Clinical Chemistry in Diagnosis and Treatment

The kidney - renal calculi; sodium and water metabolism; potassium metabolism - diuretic therapy; hydrogen ion homeostasis - blood gas levels; the hypothalamus and pituitary gland; adrenal cortex - ACTH; the reproductive system - pregnancy; thyroid function - TSH; calcium, phosphate and magnesium metabolism; carbohydrate metabolism and its interrelationships; plasma lipids and lipoproteins; intestinal absorption - gastric and pancreatic function; vitamins; liver disease and gall stones; plasma enzymes in diagnosis; proteins in plasma and urine; clinical chemistry of the newborn; inborn errors of metabolism; purine and urate metabolism; iron metabolism; the porphyrias; biochemical effects of tumours; the cerebrospinal fluid; drug monitoring; the clinician's contribution to valid results; requesting tests and interpreting results.