Part.1.General discussions. 1)laboratory medicine testing;
specimeninterferences and clinical enzymology
2)hematopoiesis and evaluation of bone marrow
3)evaluation oferythrocytic disorders
4)evaluation of leukocytic disorders
5)evaluation of hemostasis;coagulation and platelet disorders.
6)immunologic disorders and dysproteinemias
7)evaluation of hepatobiliary system and skeletal muscle
and lipid disorders.
8)evaluation of pancreatic and intestinal tract disorders
9)evaluation of endocrine function
10)assement of renal function,urinalysis,and water balance.
11)electrolyte, acid-base homeostasis and disturbances.
12)examination of cerebrospinal fluid.13)evaluation of effusions.
14)examination of synovial fluid.15)the microscopic examination
of tissue specimens obtained with fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
Part.2 Case histories
Part.3 Algorithms
part.4 Appendix;reference intervals andconversion tables.