Includes bibliographical references and index.

Concepts in laboratory medicine -- Methods -- Autoimmune disorders involving the connective tissue and immunodeficiency diseases -- Histocompatibility testing and transplantation -- Infectious diseases -- Toxicology -- Diseases of infancy and childhood -- Blood vessels -- The heart -- Diseases of red blood cells -- Bleeding and thrombotic disorders -- Transfusion medicine -- Diseases of white blood cells, lymph nodes, and spleen -- The respiratory system -- The gastrointestinal system -- The liver and biliary tract -- Pancreatic disorders -- The kidney -- Male genital tract -- Female genital system -- Breast -- The endocrine system.