Author | Rae, Peter |
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Table Of Content | 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 |
Publish Date | 6 Oct 2017 |