Includes bibliographical references and index.

Biomechanical investigations in clinical medicine -- Water, sodium and potassium -- Hydrogen ion homeostasis and blood gases -- The kidneys -- The liver -- The gastrointestinal tract -- The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland -- The adrenal glands -- The thyroid gland -- The gonads -- Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism -- Calcium, phosphate, and magnesium -- Plasma proteins and enzymes -- Lipids, lipoproteins, and cardiovascular disease -- The locomotor and nervous systems -- Inherited metabolic diseases -- Disorders of haemoproteins, porphyrins and iron -- Metabolic aspects of malignant disease -- Therapeutic drug monitoring and chemical aspects of toxicology -- Clinical nutrition -- Clinical chemistry at the extremes of age.