Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (1309 page)

   Evaluate nutritional deficiency

   Evaluate possible toxicity

   Monitor replacement therapy in individuals with identified deficiencies

   Monitor therapy of individuals with Wilson disease

   Interpretation

Increased In

   Anemia

   Arteriosclerosis

   Coronary heart disease

   Primary osteosarcoma of the bone

Decreased In

   Acrodermatitis enteropathica

   AIDS

   Acute infections

   Acute stress

   Burns