Clinical Use of Laboratory Data : A Practical Guide Book

	Preface
	Contributors
1	Reference (Normal) Values	3
2	Causes for Variation in Laboratory Testing	14
3	Evaluating Usefulness of Laboratory Tests	26
4	Acid-Base and Blood Gas Disorders	37
5	Water and Electrolyte Balance	52
6	Renal Function and Urinalysis	68
7	Carbohydrate Metabolism	85
8	Lipids	98
9	Plasma Proteins	110
10	Laboratory Evaluation of Mineral and Bone Metabolism	124
11	Laboratory Diagnosis of Liver Disease	142
12	Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle	156
13	Laboratory Evaluation of Thyroid Function	164
14	Laboratory Evaluation of Adrenal Function	181
15	Pituitary Function	197
16	Gonadal Function Test	204
17	Diagnosis and Monitoring of Pregnancy	217
18	Principles of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring	227
19	Toxicology	237
20	Body Fluids	245
21	The GI Tract and Pancreas	254
22	Evaluation of Nutrition	262
23	Tumor Markers	268
24	Red Blood Cell Disorders	285
25	White Cells and Related Disorders	307
26	Evaluation and Diagnosis of Plasma Cell Dyscrasias	329
27	Laboratory Evaluation of Hemostasis	336
28	Evaluation of Urinary Tract Infection	351
29	Respiratory Tract Infection	359
30	Sexually Transmitted Diseases	370
31	Evaluation of Suspected Infectious Diarrhea	378
32	Wound and Body Fluid Infections	385
33	Opportunistic Infections	390
34	Selecting and Monitoring Antibiotic Therapy	396
35	Use of Serologic Procedures to Diagnose Infections	400
36	Laboratory Assessment of Immunologic Function	413
37	Laboratory Evaluation of Autoimmunity	429
38	Factors Affecting Laboratory Tests	445
	Index	565