Introduction: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the most serious complications of
diabetes. It is characterised by the triad of hyperglycemia (blood sugar> 250 mg/dl) …

Diagnostic blood samples collected by phlebotomy are the most common type of biological
specimens drawn and sent to laboratory medicine facilities for being analyzed, thus …

Human blood is a self-regenerating lipid-rich biological fluid that is routinely collected in
hospital settings. The inventory of lipid molecules found in blood plasma (plasma lipidome) …

Sažetak Laboratory analyses are crucial for diagnosis, follow-up and treatment decisions.
Since mistakes in every step of the total testing process may potentially affect patient safety …

The current literature provides a body of evidence on C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and its
potential role in inflammation. However, most pieces of evidence are sparse and …

Clinical laboratories frequently encounter samples showing significant haemolysis, icterus
or lipaemia. Technical advances, utilizing spectrophotometric measurements on automated …

We suggest here a pragmatic approach for managing results of clinical chemistry testing in
hemolyzed samples collected from adults/older children, attempting to balance the need to …

Sažetak Introduction: Preanalytical errors, along the process from the beginning of test
requests to the admissions of the specimens to the laboratory, cause the rejection of …

One of the limitations for ranking foods and meals for healthiness on the basis of the
glycaemic index (GI) is that the GI is subject to manipulation by addition of fat. Postprandial …

Sažetak Introduction: No guideline currently exists on how to detect or document
haemolysis, icterus or lipemia (HIL) in blood samples, nor on subsequent use of this …