Clinical Chemistry in Diagnosis and Treatment

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The kidneys and renal calculi Sodium and water metabolism Potassium metabolism Hydrogen ion homeostasis The hypothalamus and pituitary gland Adrenal cortex The reproductive system Thyroid function Calcium, phosphate and magnesium metabolism Carbohydrate metabolism Plasma lipids and lipoproteins Intestinal absorption: gastric and pancreatic function Vitamins Liver disease and gallstones Plasma enzymes in diagnosis Proteins in plasma and urine Clinical chemistry of the newborn Inborn errors of metabolism Purine and urate metabolism Haem metabolism: iron and the porphyrias Biochemical effects of tumours The cerebrospinal fluid Drug monitoring The clinician's contribution to valid results Requesting tests and interpreting results.