Cystatin C and Cardiovascular Risk Nevio Taglieri, Wolfgang Koenig and Juan Carlos Kaski Clinical Chemistry. 2009;55:1932-1943 Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at high risk for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and…
Increases of Cardiac Troponin in Conditions other than Acute Coronary Syndrome and Heart Failure Walter E. Kelley, James L. Januzzi and Robert H. Christenson Clinical Chemistry. 2009;55:2098-2112 Background: Although cardiac troponin (cTn) is…
Interpretation of thyroid function tests Colin M Dayan THE LANCET • Vol 357 • February 24, 2001 The introduction of sensitive thyrotropin assays and free thyroid hormone measurements has simplified the interpretation of…
Interpretative reports and critical values Elisa Piva and Mario Plebani Clin Chim Acta 404(1);2009:52-58 In the clinical laboratory to allow an effective testing process, post-analytical activity can have two goals in trying to…
Analytical interferences and analytical quality Oswald Sonntag Clinica Chimica Acta 404(1);2009:37-40 In today’s health care system the prevalence of medical errors is high as stated by the report of the Institute of Medicine….
Current Issues in Measurement and Reporting of Urinary Albumin Excretion National Kidney Disease Education Program-IFCC Working Group on Standardization of Albumin in Urine Clinical Chemistry. 2009;55:24-38 Background: Urinary excretion of albumin indicates kidney…
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Membrane lipids: where they are and how they behave Gerrit van Meer, Dennis R. Voelker and Gerald W. Feigenson Fulltext Throughout the biological world, a 30 Å hydrophobic film typically delimits the environments…
What serum calcium can tell us and what it can’t. Houillier P, Froissart M, Maruani G, Blanchard A. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006 Jan;21(1):29-32 As in normal subjects and patients with normal renal function,…
Hyperkalemia. Hollander-Rodriguez JC, Calvert JF Jr. Am Fam Physician. 2006 Jan 15;73(2):283-90. Hyperkalemia is a potentially life-threatening metabolic problem caused by inability of the kidneys to excrete potassium, impairment of the mechanisms that…
Biochemical markers of acute pancreatitis. Matull WR, Pereira SP, O’Donohue JW. J Clin Pathol. 2006 Apr;59(4):340-4. Serum amylase remains the most commonly used biochemical marker for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis, but its…
Systematic review on urine albumin testing for early detection of diabetic complications. Newman DJ, Mattock MB, Dawnay AB, Kerry S, McGuire A, Yaqoob M, Hitman GA, Hawke C. Health Technol Assess. 2005 Aug;9(30):iii-vi,…