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 -- Reference values

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