Serum lipids in a depressive disorder with regard to depression type

Marko Martinac, Dalibor Karlović, Nada Vrkić, Darko Marčinko, Nada Bazina, Dragan Babić

Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: depressive disorder; cholesterol; triglycerides; HDL-cholesterol; LDL-cholesterol; VLDL-cholesterol

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.010

Comparison of systemic inflammatory and hematology parameters in normal C57Bl/6 and genetically diabetic db/db mice during local wound repair

Kristina Šitum, Ana Bokulić, Vanesa Ivetić-Tkalčević, Michael J. Parnham, Snježana Čužić, Koraljka Đurić, Ines Glojnarić, Daša Ševeljević-Jaran, Karmen Brajša

Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: db/db mice; serum amyloid A protein; interferon-gamma; inflammation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.009

Brain and serum beta-endorphin concentrations in trazodone treated rats

Radivoj Jadrić, Sabaheta Hasić, Emina Kiseljaković, Jozo Ćorić, Jovan Radovanović, Mira Winterhalter-Jadrić

Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: β-endorphins; rat; psychoactive drugs; trazodone

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.008

Serum levels of glucose and lactate in patients treated under total intravenous anesthesia with propofol-fentanyl and under balanced anesthesia with isoflurane-fentanyl

Zlata Mujagić, Elsada Čičko, Vesna Vegar-Brozović, Mirsada Prašo

Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: glucose; lactate; surgery; propofol-fentanyl anesthesia; isoflurane-fentanyl anesthesia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.007

The effect of early diagnosis and treatment on maternal and fetal outcomes in patients with HELLP syndrome?

Steven J. Wagner, Iasmina M. Craici, Marie C. Hogan, Kent R. Bailey, Vesna D. Garovic

Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: HELLP syndrome; preeclampsia; maternal outcomes; fetal outcomes; intrauterine fetal death

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.006

Why is it necessary to recognize macroenzymes?

Ivana Čepelak, Dubravka Čvorišćec

Short review, Volume 17, June, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: macroenzymes; macro creatine kinase; immunoglobulins

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.005

Laboratory errors: How to improve pre- and post-analytical phases?

Mario Plebani

Editorial, Volume 17, June, Issue 1

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.001

Some important aspects of implementing tandem mass spectrometry

Christoph Seger, Andrea Griesmacher

Review, Volume 17, June, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: tandem mass spectrometry; targeted analysis; therapeutic drug monitoring; routine analysis; high performance liquid chromatography; HPLC-MS/MS

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.004

Severe cholestasis in a newborn with PiZZ alpha-1-antitrypsin genotype – A case report

Marijana Žirović, Andrea Tešija Kuna, Nora Nikolac, Mario Štefanović, Elizabeta Topić, Orjena Žaja-Franulović, Zvonimir Jurčić

Case report, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.024

Analytical properties of the GEM premier 3000 analyzer evaluated

Nada Vukelić, Dalja Papić Futač, Elizabeta Topić

Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: point of care testing; acid-base balance parameters; electrolytes; metabolites

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.023

Quality of electrophoresis and isoelectric focusing images compressed using JPEG and JPEG2000

Slavica Dodig, Ulrich Kragh-Hansen, Lorenzo Minchiotti, Matko Dodig, Sonja Grgić, Bojan Benko

Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: JPEG; JPEG2000; image compression; image analysis; telemedicine; electrophoresis; isoelectric focusing

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.022

Platelet count monitoring in burn patients

Marina Pavić, Lara Milevoj

Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: platelet; burn patient; total body surface area percentage; disease outcome

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.021

Hematotoxicity study of the leaf extract of  Albizia chevalieri harms (Leguminosae)

Yusuf Saidu, Lawal Suleman Bilbis, Mansur Lawal, Simeon Alabi Isezuo, Rabiu Aliyu Umar

Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: hematology; histopathology; Albizia chevalieri; acute and sub-chronic toxicities

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.020

Serum cholesterol concentration in psychiatric patients

Nedjeljka Ruljančić, Ana Malić, Mate Mihanović

Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: serum cholesterol; sucide risk factors

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.019

Helicobacter pylori seroprevalence in coronary artery disease

Mirjana Grozdovska-Naumoska, Vlatko Kotevski, Sonja Trojacanec-Piponska

Original papers, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: Helicobacter pylori; coronary artery disease; inflammation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.018

Medical Laboratory Accreditation according to ISO 15189:2003. The Mexican Experience

Rosa Isabel Sierra-Amor, Maribel López-Martínez

Short review, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: accreditation; ISO 15189; medical laboratory

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.017

Metabolic side-effects of novel antipsychotic drugs

Ana Kovak-Mufić, Dalibor Karlović, Marko Martinac, Darko Marčinko, Katica Letinić, Branka Vidrih

Review, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: metabolic syndrome; side-effects; antipsychotics; lipid metabolism; glucose metabolism

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.016

Protein-associated O-GlcNAc, a multifunctional mechanism in cell signaling and its role in the pathogenesis of diabetes, stress and malignant diseases

Tamas Nagy, Attila Miseta, Gabor L. Kovacs

Review, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: O-GlcNAc; Ca2+; diabetes; stress response; malignancy

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.015

Automated laboratory reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate: is it good for the health of patients and their doctors?

Euan Noble, David W. Johnson

Review, Volume 17, June, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: chronic kidney disease; Cockcroft-Gault equation; glomerular filtration rate; glomerular filtration rate estimating equations; modification of diet in renal disease equation; serum creatinine

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.003

Selecting and interpreting diagnostic tests

Marc A. Raslich, Ronald J. Markert, Shahan A. Stutes

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: evidence-based medicine; diagnostic tests; probability; sensitivity and specificity; decision making

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.014

Scientific integrity – the basis of existence and development of science

Lidija Bilić-Zulle

Editorial, Volume 17, December, Issue 2

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.013

Comparison of sensitivity of nested PCR and quantitative PCR in Bcr-Abl p210 transcript detection in chronic myelogenous leukemia

Maruška Marušić Vrsalović, Rajko Kušec, Vlatko Pejša, Željko Romić

Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: nPCR; qPCR; sensitivity; p210 detection

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.012

Alkaline phosphatase isoenzymes in children with respiratory diseases

Slavica Dodig, Jadranka Demirović, Žaneta Jelčić, Darko Richter, Ivana Čepelak, Miljenko Raos, Rajka Petrinović, Kornelija Kovač, Nina Peruško Matasić

Original papers, Volume 17, June, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: alkaline phosphatase; child; infant; hyperphosphatasemia; isoenzymes; respiratory diseases

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.011

What we need to know when calculating the coefficient of correlation?

Martina Udovičić, Ksenija Baždarić, Lidija Bilić-Zulle, Mladen Petrovečki

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 17, June, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: correlation; Pearson’s correlation coefficient; Spearman’s correlation coefficient; coefficient of determination; error; statistics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2007.002