Editorial

Biochemia Medica appoints Research integrity editor

Ana-Maria Simundic

Editorial, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: scientific misconduct; plagiarism; editorial policies

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.028

EFLM Position Statement – Our profession now has a European name: Specialist in Laboratory Medicine

Simone Zerah, Janet Murray, Andrea Rita Horvath

Editorial, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: laboratory medicine; polyvalent; sub-specialized; profession name

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.029

Taxonomy of quantities

Xavier Fuentes-Arderiu

Editorial, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: quantity; nomenclature; terminology; taxonomy; property

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.030

Lessons in biostatistics

Interrater reliability: the kappa statistic

Marry L. McHugh

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: kappa; reliability; rater; interrater

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.031

Review

Bowels control brain: gut hormones and obesity

Gavin A. Bewick

Review, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: peptide YY (PYY); glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1); glucagon; ghrelin; bariatric surgery; obesity

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.032

Inherited prothrombotic risk factors in children with first ischemic stroke

Renata Zadro, Desiree Coen Herak

Review, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: prothrombotic risk factors; childhood arterial ischemic stroke; ischemnic perinatal stroke; cerebral sinovenous thrombosis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.033

Iron metabolism: current facts and future decisions

Leida Tandara, Ilza Salamunic

Review, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: hepcidin; hemojuvelin; iron metabolism

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.034

The new oral anticoagulants and the future of haemostasis laboratory testing

Emmanuel J. Favaloro, Giuseppe Lippi

Review, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: haemostasis; coagulation; laboratory tests; anticoagulants; anti-thrombotics; Dabigatran; Rivaroxaban.

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.035

Original papers

Impact of the phlebotomy training based on CLSI/NCCLS H03-A6 – procedures for the collection of diagnostic blood

Gabriel Lima-Oliveira, Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Martina Montagnana, Geraldo Picheth, Gian Cesare Guidi

Original papers, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: phlebotomy; blood specimen collection; tourniquet application time; CLSI documents; pre-analytic variability; extra- analytical variability

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.036

Investigation of unusual high serum indices for lipemia in clear serum samples on Siemens analysers Dimension

Eva Fliser, Ksenija Jerkovic, Tanja Vidovic, Maksimilijan Gorenjak

Original papers, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: hyperlipidemia; multiple myeloma; paraproteins; immunoglobulins; artifacts

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.037

Serum thyroglobulin antibody levels within or near to the reference range may interfere with thyroglobulin measurement.

Zoltan Locsei, Istvan Szabolcs, Karoly Racz, Gabor L. Kovacs, Dora Horvath, Erzsebet Toldy

Original papers, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: antibody interference; thyroglobulin; thyroglobulin antibodies; assay

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.038

Case report

Gamma heavy chain disease in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis – a laboratory evaluation

Luigi M. Castello, Sophie Negro, Francesca Santi, Isabella Zanotti, Matteo Vidali, Marco Bagnati, Giorgio Bellomo, Gian Carlo Avanzi

Case report, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: heavy chain disease; arthritis; rheumatoid; immunoglobulin gamma-chains; electrophoresis; electrophoresis; capillary

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.039

Accidental digitoxin intoxication: an interplay between laboratory and clinical medicine

Luigi M. Castello, Sophie Negro, Francesca Santi, Isabella Zanotti, Matteo Vidali, Marco Bagnati, Giorgio Bellomo, Gian Carlo Avanzi

Case report, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: digitalis glycosides/poisoning; digitoxin; digoxin antibodies Fab fragments; digitoxin/toxicity; digitoxin/analysis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.040

Symposium abstracts

23rd Symposium of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: Tuberculous infection – continuous challenge

Symposium abstracts, Volume 22, October, Issue 3

2nd European Joint Congress of EFLM and UEMS and 7th Congress of the Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory medicine (CSMBLM): Laboratory Medicine at the Clinical Interface

Editorial

Biochemia Medica appoints Research integrity editor

EFLM Position Statement – Our profession now has a European name: Specialist in Laboratory Medicine

Taxonomy of quantities

Lessons in biostatistics

Interrater reliability: the kappa statistic

Review

Bowels control brain: gut hormones and obesity

Inherited prothrombotic risk factors in children with first ischemic stroke

Iron metabolism: current facts and future decisions

The new oral anticoagulants and the future of haemostasis laboratory testing

Original papers

Impact of the phlebotomy training based on CLSI/NCCLS H03-A6 – procedures for the collection of diagnostic blood

Investigation of unusual high serum indices for lipemia in clear serum samples on Siemens analysers Dimension

Serum thyroglobulin antibody levels within or near to the reference range may interfere with thyroglobulin measurement.

Case report

Gamma heavy chain disease in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis – a laboratory evaluation

Accidental digitoxin intoxication: an interplay between laboratory and clinical medicine

Symposium abstracts

23rd Symposium of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: Tuberculous infection – continuous challenge

2nd European Joint Congress of EFLM and UEMS and 7th Congress of the Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory medicine (CSMBLM): Laboratory Medicine at the Clinical Interface

Index of authors and list of reviewers

Index of authors

List of reviewers

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