Letter to the Editor/Reply

Reply to letters to the editor entitled “Bias, the unfinished symphony” and “Bias estimation for Sigma metric calculation: arithmetic mean versus quadratic mean”

Murat Keleş

Letter to the Editor/Reply, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: biochemistry; biological variation; quality control

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020401

Short review

Drug interference with biochemical laboratory tests

Jasmina Katanić, Bojan Stanimirov, Vanesa Sekeruš, Maja Đanić, Nebojša Pavlović, Momir Mikov, Karmen Stankov

Short review, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: biochemical marker; clinical laboratory test; diagnostic error; drug-laboratory test interaction; pharmaceuticals

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020601

Original articles

Establishment of reference intervals for complete blood count in times of COVID-19 and vaccination

Claudia Mendieta-Gutiérrez, Selene Chávez-González, Brenda Ivonne Rodríguez-Romero, Jazmín Anahí Sánchez-Garrido, Arturo Figueroa-Gómez, Jesús Bernabé Licona-Vela, Arturo Cuauhtémoc Juárez-Pérez, Alejandro Cabello-López, Guadalupe Aguilar-Madrid, Carmina Jiménez-Ramírez

Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: reference intervals; complete blood count; COVID-19; vaccine

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020701

Definition of icteric interference index for six biochemical analytes

Ruth Cano-Corres, Gemma Sole-Enrech, Maria Isabel Aparicio-Calvente

Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: icterus interference; biochemical analytes; icterus

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020702

Analytical verification of the Dymind D7-CRP automated analyser

Merima Čolić, Bojana Magdić, Monika Kolundžić, Jasna Leniček Krleža

Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: blood cell count; C-reactive protein; haematology; verification

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020703

Post-treatment neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic tool in patients treated with tocilizumab for severe COVID-19 pneumonia - a single center experience

Gomerčić Palčić Marija, Matijaca Hana, Kruljac Ivan, Vusić Lucija, Hostić Vedran, Vrbanić Luka, Fanika Mrsić, Zrilić Radovan, Ćelap Ivana, Gaćina Petar

Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: tocilizumab; interleukin-6; COVID-19; neutrophils; lymphocytes

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020704

Coffee intake one hour prior to phlebotomy produces no clinically significant changes in routine biochemical test results

Silvia F Benozzi, Gisela Unger, Amparo Campion, Pablo G Milano, Graciela L Pennacchiotti

Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: fasting; coffee intake; blood sample collection; preanalytical variability; biochemical tests

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020705

Androgens in women: Establishing reference intervals for dehydroepiandrostenedione sulphate and androstenedione on the Roche Cobas

Adriana Bokulić, Ivana Zec, Domagoj Marijančević, Sanja Goreta

Original articles, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: reference intervals; androgens; dehydroepiandrostenedione sulphate; androstenedione; immunoassay; women

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020706

Case reports

Kimura disease as an uncommon cause of persistent hypereosinophilia: a diagnostic challenge

Javier Laguna, María Rodríguez-García, Angel Molina, Anna Merino

Case reports, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: eosinophils; hematology; kimura disease; leukocyte disorders

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020801

Distal renal tubular acidosis in a patient with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: a case report

Nontembiso Mhlana, Marizna Korf, Mogamat Razeen Davids, Mogamat-Yazied Chothia

Case reports, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: renal tubular acidosis; Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; hypokalaemia; rhabdomyolysis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020802

Short communications

Higher estimated plasma volume status is associated with increased thrombotic risk and impaired survival in patients with primary myelofibrosis

Marko Lucijanic, Ivan Krecak, Ena Soric, Anica Sabljic, Davor Galusic, Hrvoje Holik, Vlatka Perisa, Martina Moric Peric, Ivan Zekanovic, Rajko Kusec

Short communications, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: cancer; cardiovascular diseases; haematology; blood plasma; prognosis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020901

Diagnosis of chylous abdominal effusions: what is the triglyceride threshold value?

Bertrand Lefrère, Emmanuel Curis, Randa Bittar, Antoine Levasseur, Pierre Grès, Zoé Guilbert, Belkacem Zenati, Corinne Cherfils, Mehdi Sakka, Dominique Bonnefont-Rousselot

Short communications, Volume 33, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: chylous ascites; lipoprotein gel electrophoresis; triglycerides

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2023.020902

Letter to the Editor/Reply

Reply to letters to the editor entitled “Bias, the unfinished symphony” and “Bias estimation for Sigma metric calculation: arithmetic mean versus quadratic mean”

Short review

Drug interference with biochemical laboratory tests

Original articles

Establishment of reference intervals for complete blood count in times of COVID-19 and vaccination

Definition of icteric interference index for six biochemical analytes

Analytical verification of the Dymind D7-CRP automated analyser

Post-treatment neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic tool in patients treated with tocilizumab for severe COVID-19 pneumonia - a single center experience

Coffee intake one hour prior to phlebotomy produces no clinically significant changes in routine biochemical test results

Androgens in women: Establishing reference intervals for dehydroepiandrostenedione sulphate and androstenedione on the Roche Cobas

Case reports

Kimura disease as an uncommon cause of persistent hypereosinophilia: a diagnostic challenge

Distal renal tubular acidosis in a patient with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: a case report

Short communications

Higher estimated plasma volume status is associated with increased thrombotic risk and impaired survival in patients with primary myelofibrosis

Diagnosis of chylous abdominal effusions: what is the triglyceride threshold value?

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