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Lessons in Biostatistics

Statistical distributions commonly used in measurement uncertainty in laboratory medicine

Abdurrahman Coskun, Wytze P. Oosterhuis

Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: measurement uncertainty; normal distribution; triangular distribution; uniform distribution

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010101

Review

Integrated diagnostics: the future of laboratory medicine?

Giuseppe Lippi, Mario Plebani

Review, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: integrated diagnostics; laboratory medicine; pathology; radiology

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010501

Laboratory testing of extravascular body fluids: National recommendations on behalf of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine. Part I – Serous fluids

Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Jelena Culej, Anja Jokic, Marija Bozovic, Irena Kocijan

Review, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: harmonization; pleural effusion; pericardial effusion; ascites

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010502

Original Articles

Platelet indices in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – association with inflammatory markers, comorbidities and therapy

Iva Hlapčić, Anita Somborac-Bačura, Sanja Popović-Grle, Andrea Vukić Dugac, Dunja Rogić, Ivana Rako, Tihana Žanić Grubišić, Lada Rumora

Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; inflammation; blood platelets; therapy

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010701

Chromogenic anti-FXa assay calibrated with low molecular weight heparin in patients treated with rivaroxaban and apixaban: possibilities and limitations

Sandra Margetić, Ivana Ćelap, Diana Delić Brkljačić, Nikola Pavlović, Sandra Šupraha Goreta, Ivana Kobasić, Arijana Lovrenčić-Huzjan, Vanja Bašić Kes

Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: apixaban; DOAC; factor Xa inhibitors; LMWH; rivaroxaban

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010702

Study of the preanalytical variables affecting the measurement of clinically relevant free-circulating microRNAs: focus on sample matrix, platelet depletion, and storage conditions

Martina Faraldi, Veronica Sansoni, Silvia Perego, Marta Gomarasca, Jakub Kortas, Ewa Ziemann, Giuseppe Banfi, Giovanni Lombardi

Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: circulating microRNA; biomarkers; plasma; preanalytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010703

Preanalytical issues related to routine and diagnostic glucose tests: Results from a survey in Spain

Isabel García-del-Pino, Josep M. Bauça, Carolina Gómez, Andrea Caballero, María Antonia Llopis, Mercedes Ibarz, Débora Martínez, Montserrat Ventura, Itziar Marzana, Juan J. Puente, Marta Segovia, Paloma Salas, Rubén Gómez-Rioja

Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: glucose; preanalytical phase; glycolysis; diabetes mellitus; survey

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010704

Knowledge and awareness of iodine intake - survey among Croatian women of reproductive age

Valentina Vidranski, Anita Radman, Katarina Kajić, Ana Bronić

Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: fertility; iodine; knowledge; survey; thyroid diseases

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010705

Analytical verification and comparison of chromogenic assays for dabigatran, rivaroxaban and apixaban determination on BCSXP and STA Compact Max analysers

Ivana Ćelap, Sandra Margetić, Marija Brčić, Roman Mihić

Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: chromogenic assay; dabigatran; rivaroxaban; apixaban; method comparison

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010706

Test validation, method comparison and reference range for the measurement of β-hydroxybutyrate in peripheral blood samples

Frank Bernhard Kraus, Marija Kocijancic, Alexander Kluttig, Beatrice Ludwig-Kraus

Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: β-hydroxybutyrate; ketoacidosis; method validation; reference range; urine ketones

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010707

Title does matter: a cross-sectional study of 30 journals in the Medical Laboratory Technology category

Marina Njire Braticevic, Ivana Babic, Irena Abramovic, Anja Jokic, Martina Horvat

Original Articles, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: cross-sectional studies; medical laboratory technology; publications; bibliometrics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010708

Case Reports

A case of IgE myeloma transformed into IgE-producing plasma cell leukaemia

Nicolas Galakhoff, Cyril Leven, Jean-Richard Eveillard, Adrian Tempescul, Hélène Kerspern, Cécile Aubron, Caroline Buors, Éric Lippert, Jean-Luc Carré, Maël Padelli

Case Reports, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: immunofixation; immunoglobulin E; monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance; multiple myeloma; plasma cell leukaemia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010801

An unconscious man with profound drug-induced hypoglycaemia

Toon Schiemsky, Guy Vundelinckx, Kathleen Croes, Joris Penders, Koen Desmet, Steven Pauwels, Pieter Vermeersch

Case Reports, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: hypoglycaemia; tramadol; insulin; poisoning

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010802

Short Communication

Six Sigma revisited: We need evidence to include a 1.5 SD shift in the extraanalytical phase of the total testing process

Abdurrahman Coskun, Cristiano Ialongo

Short Communication, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: extraanalytical phase; shift; Sigma metric; Six Sigma; total testing process

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010901

Preanalytical Mysteries

High anion gap metabolic acidosis caused by D-lactate: mind the time of blood collection

Matthias Weemaes, Martin Hiele, Pieter Vermeersch

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: D-lactate; D-lactic acidosis; high anion gap acidosis; preanalytical phase; case report

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.011001

Unexpected abnormal coagulation test results in a 2-year-old child: A case report

Patricija Banković Radovanović, Tanja Živković Mikulčić, Jasmina Simović Medica

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: case report; preanalytical phase; sample collection; coagulation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.011002

The effect of jet-lag on serum concentrations of thyroid stimulating hormone and prolactin: A case report

Merve Sibel Gungoren, Deniz Ilhan Topcu, Cevdet Zungun

Preanalytical Mysteries, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: preanalytical phase; case report; jet-lag; thyroid stimulating hormone; prolactin

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.011003

Index of authors and list of reviewers

List of reviewers

Index of authors and list of reviewers, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

Index of authors

Index of authors and list of reviewers, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

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