title: Clinching the diagnosis: using the biochemical profile.
abstract: The biochemical profile is an important extension of clinical evaluation and should include widely applicable tests for this purpose. Interpretation of results requires a proper understanding of what constitutes normality and abnormality and a knowledge of how changes may occur. The pathologist has a major responsibility in advising on interpretation in different clinical situations. This requires a familiarity with artefactual and drug-induced changes and a thorough knowledge of the pathophysiology of disease processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Pannall
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001322:Autoanalysis; D002624:Chemistry, Clinical; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D006801:Humans; D009098:Multiphasic Screening