Lessons in biostatistics

The apparent prevalence, the true prevalence

Farrokh Habibzadeh, Parham Habibzadeh, Mahboobeh Yadollahie

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: seroepidemiologic studies; prevalence; sensitivity; specificity; diagnostic tests

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020101

Reviews

Laboratory medicine in pandemic of COVID-19

Leida Tandara, Petra Filipi, Daniela Supe Domic, Branka Kresic, Ivo Ivcic, Sanda Stojanovic Stipic, Zana Rubic, Marijan Tandara

Reviews, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; GDF-15; infertility; interleukin-6; Guillain-Barré syndrome

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020501

Short review

Artificial intelligence and thyroid disease management: considerations for thyroid function tests

Damien Gruson, Pradeep Dabla, Sanja Stankovic, Evgenija Homsak, Bernard Gouget, Sergio Bernardini, Benoit Macq

Short review, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: artificial intelligence; biomarkers; clinical decision support system; digital health; thyroid diseases

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020601

Original articles

An analysis of the vitamin D overtesting in a tertiary healthcare centre

Merica Aralica, Vesna Šupak Smolčić, Tamara Turk Wensveen, Snježana Hrabrić Vlah, Mihael Selar, Lidija Bilić Zulle

Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: vitamin D testing; 25(OH) D; guideline; overtesting; financial burden

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020701

Post-collection acidification of spot urine sample is not needed before measurement of electrolytes

Tomáš Šálek, Pavel Musil, Marek Pšenčík, Vladimír Palička

Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: urolithiasis; calcium; magnesium; phosphorus; preanalytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020702

Verification policies in Croatian medical biochemistry laboratories: a survey of the practice

Lara Milevoj Kopčinović, Gordana Juričić, Adriana Bokulić, Ines Vukasović, Ivana Ćelap, Helena Čičak, Marija Kocijančić, Marija Miloš, Mila Lovrić, Marija Siter Kuprešanin, Snježana Hrabrić Vlah, Manuela Miletić

Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: accreditation; examination procedures; verification; survey

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020703

Subfatin concentration decreases in acute coronary syndrome

Mustafa Yilmaz, Mehmet Cagri Goktekin, Nevin Ilhan

Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: acute coronary syndrome; acute myocardial infarction; non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI); ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI); subfatin

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020704

Determining the SARS-CoV-2 serological immunoassay test performance indices based on the test results frequency distribution

Farrokh Habibzadeh, Parham Habibzadeh, Mahboobeh Yadollahie, Mohammad M. Sajadi

Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: COVID-19 testing; serologic tests; sensitivity; specificity; diagnostic tests

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020705

Lipoproteins and cholesterol homeostasis in paediatric nephrotic syndrome patients

Yonas Mulat Simachew, Tamara Antonić, Tamara Gojković, Sandra Vladimirov, Marija Mihajlović, Sanja Vujčić, Gordana Miloševski-Lomić, Jelena Vekić, Aleksandra Zeljković, Vesna Spasojević-Kalimanovska, Amira Peco-Antić, Dušan Paripović, Aleksandra Stefanović

Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: paediatric nephrotic syndrome; glucocorticoid therapy; serum lipid profile; non-cholesterol sterols

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020706

Establishment of gender- and age-specific reference intervals for serum liver function tests among the elderly population in northeast China: a retrospective study

Zeyu Sun, Jiatong Chai, Qi Zhou, Jiancheng Xu

Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: gender; age; liver function; elderly population; reference interval

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020707

Detection of preanalytical errors in arterial blood gas analysis

Serap Çuhadar, Hayat Özkanay-Yörük, Mehmet Köseoğlu, Kaan Katırcıoğlu

Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: blood-gas analysis; plastic syringe; pO; pCO; preanalytical variables

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020708

Verification of a 6-part differential haematology analyser Siemens Advia 2120i

Helena Čičak, Vanja Radišić Biljak, Ana-Maria Šimundić

Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: verification; haematology analyser; haematology; blood cell count

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020710

Integrating moving average control procedures into the risk-based quality control plan in small-volume medical laboratories

Vera Lukić, Svetlana Ignjatović

Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: risk-based quality control plan; QC frequency; run size; patient-risk sigma metrics; patient-based real-time quality control

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020711

Use of biochemical parameters for non-invasive screening of oesophageal varices in comparison to elastography-based approach in patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease

Frane Pastrovic, Anita Madir, Kristian Podrug, Marko Lucijanic, Tomislav Bokun, Marko Zelenika, Sanda Mustapic, Adriana Unic, Lovorka Derek, Ivica Grgurevic

Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: portal hypertension; cirrhosis; platelet count; esophageal varices; non-invasive tests

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020712

Assay validity of point-of-care platelet function tests in thrombocytopenic blood samples

Conrad Lacom, Alexander Tolios, Markus W. Löffler, Beate Eichelberger, Peter Quehenberger, Eva Schaden, Marion Wiegele

Original articles, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: flow cytometry; platelet function; point-of-care tests; thrombocytopenia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020713

Case reports

Cell-in-cell phenomenon in urinary sediment: a case report

Carlos Martínez-Figueroa, Karen Cortés-Sarabia, José Antonio Tesser Poloni, Enrique Alejandro Molina-Avilez, Luis A. Palaoro, Amalia Vences-Velázquez

Case reports, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: urinary sediment; urinalysis; urinary tract infection; cell-in-cell

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020801

A case of vitamin B12 deficiency neurological syndrome in a young adult due to late-onset cobalamin C (CblC) deficiency: a diagnostic challenge

Scott Ailliet, Rik Vandenberghe, Toon Schiemsky, Lode Van Overbeke, Philippe Demaerel, Wouter Meersseman, David Cassiman, Pieter Vermeersch

Case reports, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: vitamin B12; homocysteine; cobalamin C; subacute combined degeneration

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020802

Short communications

Long pentraxin 3 as a marker of COVID-19 severity: evidences and perspectives

Roberto Assandri, Silvia Accordino, Ciro Canetta, Elisabetta Buscarini, Alessandro Scartabellati, Chiara Tolassi, Federico Serana

Short communications, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: COVID-19; inflammation; biomarkers; intensive care units

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.020901

Corrigendum

Corrigendum to: Post-GDPR survey of data protection officers in research and non-research institutions in Croatia: a cross-sectional study

Anamarija Mladinić, Livia Puljak, Zvonimir Koporc

Corrigendum, Volume 32, June, Issue 2

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2022.021201

Lessons in biostatistics

The apparent prevalence, the true prevalence

Reviews

Laboratory medicine in pandemic of COVID-19

Short review

Artificial intelligence and thyroid disease management: considerations for thyroid function tests

Original articles

An analysis of the vitamin D overtesting in a tertiary healthcare centre

Post-collection acidification of spot urine sample is not needed before measurement of electrolytes

Verification policies in Croatian medical biochemistry laboratories: a survey of the practice

Subfatin concentration decreases in acute coronary syndrome

Determining the SARS-CoV-2 serological immunoassay test performance indices based on the test results frequency distribution

Lipoproteins and cholesterol homeostasis in paediatric nephrotic syndrome patients

Establishment of gender- and age-specific reference intervals for serum liver function tests among the elderly population in northeast China: a retrospective study

Detection of preanalytical errors in arterial blood gas analysis

Performance evaluation of the high sensitive troponin I assay on the Atellica IM analyser

Verification of a 6-part differential haematology analyser Siemens Advia 2120i

Integrating moving average control procedures into the risk-based quality control plan in small-volume medical laboratories

Use of biochemical parameters for non-invasive screening of oesophageal varices in comparison to elastography-based approach in patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease

Assay validity of point-of-care platelet function tests in thrombocytopenic blood samples

Case reports

Cell-in-cell phenomenon in urinary sediment: a case report

A case of vitamin B12 deficiency neurological syndrome in a young adult due to late-onset cobalamin C (CblC) deficiency: a diagnostic challenge

Short communications

Long pentraxin 3 as a marker of COVID-19 severity: evidences and perspectives

Corrigendum

Corrigendum to: Post-GDPR survey of data protection officers in research and non-research institutions in Croatia: a cross-sectional study

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