[eBook Code] Clinical Biochemistry (eBook Code, 10th)

 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