Contents // Preface vii // Credits viii // Concise Medical Dictionary 1 // Appendices 799 // 1 SI units 801 // Base and supplementary SI units 801 // Derived SI units with special names 801 // Decimal multiples and submultiples to be 802 // used with SI units // Conversion of units to and from SI units 802 // 2 Biochemical reference values for blood 804 // Everyday tests 804 // Blood gases 805 // Diagnostic enzymes 806 // Hormones 807 // Proteins and immunoproteins 809 // Lipids and lipoproteins 810 // Vitamins 810 // Tumour markers 811 // 3 Biochemical reference values for urine 812 // 4 Biochemical reference values for faeces 814 // 5 Biochemical reference values for cerebrospinal 814 // fluid // 6 Haematological reference values 815 // 7 Paediatric reference values 816 // 8 Medical certificates 819 // 9 Baby milk formulas 820 // 10 Street names for illicit drugs 821 // 11 Online medical resources 822 // 12 Abbreviations and symbols // 825