Contents

Contributors

Symbols and abbreviations

Approach to investigations

Laboratory errors and how to avoid them

Part I The patient

1Symptoms and signs

Part II Investigations

2Endocrinology and metabolism

3Haematology

4Immunology and allergy

5Infectious and tropical diseases

6Cardiology

7Gastroenterology

8Respiratory medicine

9Neurology

10Renal medicine

11Poisoning and overdose

12Rheumatology

13Radiology

14Nuclear medicine

Index