Editorial

Biochemia Medica appoints new Editor-in-Chief and new Senior Editor

Daria Pašalić

Editorial, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: editor; journal; scientific writing; publication

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010301

Lessons in Biostatistics

Bayes’ theorem, the ROC diagram and reference values: Definition and use in clinical diagnosis

Anders Kallner

Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: likelihood ratio; cumulative data analysis; odds; sensitivity; specificity

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010101

Research Integrity Corner

Setting the IMPACT (IMProve Access to Clinical Trial data) Observatory baseline

Mersiha Mahmić-Kaknjo, Josip Šimić, Karmela Krleža-Jerić

Research Integrity Corner, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: clinical trial data sharing; baseline; databases; registries; Cochrane; scandals

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010201

Original Papers

Reliability of CKD-EPI predictive equation in estimating chronic kidney disease prevalence in the Croatian endemic nephropathy area

Mirjana Fuček, Živka Dika, Sandra Karanović, Ivana Vuković Brinar, Vedran Premužić, Jelena Kos, Ante Cvitković, Maja Mišić, Josip Samardžić, Dunja Rogić, Bojan Jelaković

Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: chronic kidney disease; estimated glomerular filtration rate; predictive equation; endemic nephropathy

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010701

Fasting conditions: Influence of water intake on clinical chemistry analytes

Silvia F. Benozzi, Gisela Unger, Amparo Campion, Graciela L. Pennacchiotti

Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: fasting; water intake; blood sample collection; preanalytical variability; clinical chemistry tests

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010702

Nurses’ knowledge on phlebotomy in tertiary hospitals in China: a cross-sectional multicentric survey

Qian Cai, Yunxian Zhou, Dangan Yang

Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: pre-analytical phase; venous blood sampling; knowledge; nurses; phlebotomy

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010703

Influence of centrifugation conditions on the results of 77 routine clinical chemistry analytes using standard vacuum blood collection tubes and the new BD-Barricor tubes

Janne Cadamuro, Cornelia Mrazek, Alexander B. Leichtle, Ulrike Kipman, Thomas K. Felder, Helmut Wiedemann, Hannes Oberkofler, Georg M. Fiedler, Elisabeth Haschke-Becher

Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: pre-analytics; centrifugation; diagnostic tests; routine

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010704

Missed detection of significant positive and negative shifts in gentamicin assay: implications for routine laboratory quality practices

Gus Koerbin, Jiakai Liu, Alex Eigenstetter, Chin Hon Tan, Tony Badrick, Tze Ping Loh

Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: error; moving average; bias; quality control; quality assurance

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010705

Diagnostic value of tumour markers in pleural effusions

Darian Volarić, Veljko Flego, Gordana Žauhar, Ljiljana Bulat-Kardum

Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: pleural effusion; CA-125 antigen; carcinoembryonic antigen; neuron-specific enolase; cytokeratin 19 fragment

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010706

Preanalytics of urine sediment examination: effect of relative centrifugal force, tube type, volume of sample and supernatant removal

Amalija Bunjevac, Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Marijana Miler, Anita Horvat

Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; laboratory error; urinalysis; urine sediment

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010707

Reference interval for immature platelet fraction on Sysmex XN haematology analyser in adult population

Claudia E. Imperiali, Ariadna Arbiol-Roca, Lourdes Sanchez-Navarro, Macarena Dastis-Arias, Juan C. Lopez-Delgado, Anna Cortes-Bosch, Ana Sancho-Cerro, Dolors Dot-Bach

Original Papers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: platelets; haematology; reference values; immature platelet fraction

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010708

Case Reports

Henoch-Schönlein purpura in the third trimester of pregnancy

Ivka Djakovic, Drazan Butorac, Zeljko Vucicevic, Vesna Kosec, Andrea Tesija Kuna, Liborija Lugović-Mihić

Case Reports, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: Henoch-Schönlein purpura; leukocytoclastic vasculitis; pregnancy; glomerulonephritis; preeclampsia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010801

Gamma heavy-chain disease accompanied with follicular lymphoma: a case report

Paula San-José, Vicente Aguadero, Granada Perea, Meritxell Estrada, Eugenio Berlanga

Case Reports, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: paraproteins; electrophoresis; lymphoma; heavy chain disease

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010802

Short Communications

Appropriateness of digoxin measurement in hospitalized patients

Seyma Oncu, Ayse Gelal, Ozgur Aslan, Reyhan S Ucku

Short Communications, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: digoxin; therapeutic drug monitoring; heart failure; electronic health records

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010901

Reference intervals for six salivary cortisol measures based on the Croatian Late Adolescence Stress Study (CLASS)

Daniela Šupe-Domić, Goran Milas, Lada Stanišić, Irena Drmić Hofman, Irena Martinović Klarić

Short Communications, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: salivary cortisol; reference intervals; late adolescence

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010902

Upfront dilution of ferritin samples to reduce hook effect, improve turnaround time and reduce costs

Shu Juan Wu, Joshua A. Hayden

Short Communications, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: immunoassay; prozone effect; ferritin; turnaround time

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010903

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and acute kidney injury in endovascular aneurysm repair or open aortic repair: a pilot study

Benedetta Rampoldi, Serena Tessarolo, Paola Giubbilini, Paola Gaia, Samantha D. Corino, Sarah Mazza, Roberta Rigolini, Marco Dei Poli, Elena Vianello, Massimiliano M. Corsi Romanelli, Elena Costa

Short Communications, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: acute kidney injury; neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; cardiovascular surgery; early detection; urinary biomarkers

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.010904

Pre-analytical Mysteries

Elevated zinc concentrations in a 5 months old infant: A case report

Eva Rabing Brix Petersen, Sven Mortensen, Mads Nybo

Pre-analytical Mysteries, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: capillary blood sample; case report; pre-analytical phase; zinc

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.011001

Pseudohyperkalemia - Potassium released from cells due to clotting and centrifugation - a case report

Tomáš Šálek

Pre-analytical Mysteries, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: hyperkalemia; case report; electrolytes; pseudohyperkalemia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.011002

Corrigendum

Corrigendum to: Minimum requirements for the estimation of the measurement uncertainty: Recommendations of the joint Working group for uncertainty of measurement of the CSMBLM and CCMB

Ivana Ćelap, Ines Vukasović, Gordana Juričić, Ana-Maria Šimundić

Corrigendum, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.011201

Corrigendum to: Nurses’ knowledge on phlebotomy in tertiary hospitals in China: a cross-sectional multicentric survey

Qian Cai, Yunxian Zhou, Dagan Yang

Corrigendum, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2018.011202

Index of authors and list of reviewers

Index of authors

Index of authors and list of reviewers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

List of reviewers

Index of authors and list of reviewers, Volume 28, February, Issue 1

Editorial

Biochemia Medica appoints new Editor-in-Chief and new Senior Editor

Lessons in Biostatistics

Bayes’ theorem, the ROC diagram and reference values: Definition and use in clinical diagnosis

Research Integrity Corner

Setting the IMPACT (IMProve Access to Clinical Trial data) Observatory baseline

Original Papers

Reliability of CKD-EPI predictive equation in estimating chronic kidney disease prevalence in the Croatian endemic nephropathy area

Fasting conditions: Influence of water intake on clinical chemistry analytes

Nurses’ knowledge on phlebotomy in tertiary hospitals in China: a cross-sectional multicentric survey

Influence of centrifugation conditions on the results of 77 routine clinical chemistry analytes using standard vacuum blood collection tubes and the new BD-Barricor tubes

Missed detection of significant positive and negative shifts in gentamicin assay: implications for routine laboratory quality practices

Diagnostic value of tumour markers in pleural effusions

Preanalytics of urine sediment examination: effect of relative centrifugal force, tube type, volume of sample and supernatant removal

Reference interval for immature platelet fraction on Sysmex XN haematology analyser in adult population

Case Reports

Henoch-Schönlein purpura in the third trimester of pregnancy

Gamma heavy-chain disease accompanied with follicular lymphoma: a case report

Short Communications

Appropriateness of digoxin measurement in hospitalized patients

Reference intervals for six salivary cortisol measures based on the Croatian Late Adolescence Stress Study (CLASS)

Upfront dilution of ferritin samples to reduce hook effect, improve turnaround time and reduce costs

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and acute kidney injury in endovascular aneurysm repair or open aortic repair: a pilot study

Pre-analytical Mysteries

Elevated zinc concentrations in a 5 months old infant: A case report

Pseudohyperkalemia - Potassium released from cells due to clotting and centrifugation - a case report

Corrigendum

Corrigendum to: Minimum requirements for the estimation of the measurement uncertainty: Recommendations of the joint Working group for uncertainty of measurement of the CSMBLM and CCMB

Corrigendum to: Nurses’ knowledge on phlebotomy in tertiary hospitals in China: a cross-sectional multicentric survey

Index of authors and list of reviewers

Index of authors

List of reviewers

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