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Editorial

Biochemia Medica indexed in PubMed Central (PMC)

Ana-Maria Simundic

Editorial, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.000

Preanalytical Phase – an updated review of the current evidence

Ana-Maria Simundic

Editorial, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.001

Why would medical publishers not incorporate core bioethical values into their Ethics Guidelines?

Joseph Watine

Editorial, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: principle-based ethics; health care ethics; codes of ethics; editorial policies

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.002

Lessons in biostatistics

Understanding logistic regression analysis

Sandro Sperandei

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: regression analysis; logistic regression; odds ratio; variable selection

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.003

Research integrity corner

Hiring a professional medical writer: is it equivalent to ghostwriting?

Natasha Das, Saurendra Das

Research integrity corner, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: medical writer; ghostwriter; authorship; ethics in publishing; acknowledgement

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.004

Review

History of the preanalytical phase: a personal view

Walter G. Guder

Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: influence factors; interference factors; preanalytical factors; amylase in urine; haemolytic samples; anticoagulants; blood collection tubes; centrifugation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.005

Interferences from blood collection tube components on clinical chemistry assays

Raffick A.R. Bowen, Alan T. Remaley

Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: blood collection devices; blood collection sample tube; clinical assays; clinical chemistry; interference; pre-analytical; surfactant

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.006

The importance of implementing safe sharps practices in the laboratory setting in Europe

Gabriella De Carli, Dominique Abiteboul, Vincenzo Puro

Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: occupational exposure; needlestick injuries; bloodborne pathogens; accident prevention; laboratories

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.007

Lipemia: causes, interference mechanisms, detection and management

Nora Nikolac

Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: lipemia interference; laboratory error; preanalytical phase; interference testing; biological variation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.008

Physical activity - an important preanalytical variable

Fabian Sanchis-Gomar, Giuseppe Lippi

Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biomarkers; training; plasma volume; metabolism; cellular damage

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.009

Interference of medical contrast media on laboratory testing

Giuseppe Lippi, Massimo Daves, Camilla Mattiuzzi

Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: errors; analytical interference; contrast media; contrast agents; gadolinium

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.010

Preanalytical requirements of urinalysis

Joris Delanghe, Marijn Speeckaert

Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: flow cytometry; preservatives; sample preparation; urinalysis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.011

Harmonization of pre-analytical quality indicators

Mario Plebani, Laura Sciacovelli, Ada Aita, Maria Laura Chiozza

Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: harmonization; pre-analytical-phase; quality indicators; patient safety; clinical laboratories

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.012

How to conduct External Quality Assessment Schemes for the pre-analytical phase?

Gunn B.B. Kristensen, Kristin Moberg Aakre, Ann Helen Kristoffersen, Sverre Sandberg

Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: quality assurance; health care; pre-analytical; quality indicators; health care; external quality assessment

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.013

Pleural, peritoneal and pericardial effusions – a biochemical approach

Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Jelena Culej

Review, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: pleural effusion; peritoneal effusion; pericardial effusion

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.014

Original papers

Biological variations of ADAMTS13 and von Willebrand factor in human adults

Meltem Kilercik, Abdurrahman Coskun, Mustafa Serteser, Deniz Inan, Ibrahim Unsal

Original papers, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: ADAMTS13; variation analysis; individuality; thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; von Willebrand factor

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.015

Comparison of digoxin concentration in plastic serum tubes with clot activator and heparinized plasma tubes

Lora Dukić, Ana-Maria Šimundić, Davorin Malogorski

Original papers, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: therapeutic drug monitoring; digoxin; evaluation; specimen collection; serum; plasma

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.016

Case report

Congenital analbuminemia caused by a novel aberrant splicing in the albumin gene

Gianluca Caridi, Monica Dagnino, Omer Erdeve, Marco Di Duca, Duran Yildiz, Serdar Alan, Begum Atasay, Saadet Arsan, Monica Campagnoli, Monica Galliano, Lorenzo Minchiotti

Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: human serum albumin; albumin gene; congenital analbuminemia; DNA and cDNA sequence analysis; splicing mutation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.017

A deep vein thrombosis caused by 20209C>T mutation in homozygosis of the prothrombin gene in a Caucasian patient

Silvia Izquierdo Álvarez, Eva Barrio Ollero, Francisco Miguel Llinares Sanjuan, Fabiola Lorente Martínez, María Teresa Calvo Martín

Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: thrombosis; prothrombin; deep vein thrombosis; 20209C>T mutation homozygosis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.018

Interaction of hemoglobin Grey Lynn (Vientiane) with a non-deletional α+-thalassemia in an adult Thai proband

Kritsada Singha, Goonnapa Fucharoen, Supan Fucharoen

Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: hemoglobin Grey Lynn; α-thalassemia; hemoglobinopathies

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.019

False negativity to carbohydrate-deficient transferrin and drugs: a clinical case

Matteo Vidali, Vincenza Bianchi, Marco Bagnati, Nadia Atzeni, Andrea Marco Bianchi, Giorgio Bellomo

Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: carbohydrate-deficient transferrin; alcoholism; drug therapy; combination; false negative reactions

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.020

Abnormal gel flotation in a patient with apperant pneumonia diagnosis: a case report

Fethullah Gerin, Dilber Coban Ramazan, Ozgur Baykan, Onder Sirikci, Goncagul Haklar

Case report, Volume 24, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: separator gel; preanalytical phase; blood collection tube; floating gel; hyperproteinemia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2014.021

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