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Volume 30(2);  2020 Jun 15

Lessons in Biostatistics

The top-down approach to measurement uncertainty: which formula should we use in laboratory medicine?
Flávia Martinello, Nada Snoj, Milan Skitek, Aleš Jerin
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 020101. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.020101
PMCID:
PMC7138004
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Research Integrity Corner - Editorial

Copyright violation of predators in scientific publishing - Biochemia Medica’s harmful experience and proposed solution
Daria Pašalić, Vesna Šupak Smolčić
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 020201. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.020201
PMCID:
PMC7271751
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Reviews

In sickness and in health: pivotal role of vitamin D
Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Adriana Unic, Marijana Miler, Tomislav Pavicic, Jelena Culej, Ivan Bolanca, Davorka Herman Mahecic, Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Alen Vrtaric
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 020501. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.020501
PMCID:
PMC7271749
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Errors within the total laboratory testing process, from test selection to medical decision-making – A review of causes, consequences, surveillance and solutions
Cornelia Mrazek, Giuseppe Lippi, Martin H Keppel, Thomas K Felder, Hannes Oberkofler, Elisabeth Haschke-Becher, Janne Cadamuro
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 020502. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.020502
PMCID:
PMC7271754
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Original Papers

Long-term stability of clinically relevant chemistry analytes in pleural and peritoneal fluid
Lara Milevoj Kopcinovic, Marija Brcic, Alen Vrtaric, Adriana Unic, Marija Bozovic, Nora Nikolac Gabaj, Marijana Miler, Jelena Culej
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 020701. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.020701
PMCID:
PMC7138007
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General position of Croatian medical biochemistry laboratories on autovalidation: survey of the Working Group for Post-analytics of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Vladimira Rimac, Anja Jokic, Sonja Podolar, Jelena Vlasic Tanaskovic, Lorena Honovic, Jasna Lenicek Krleza
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 020702. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.020702
PMCID:
PMC7138006
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Analytical performance assessment and improvement by means of the Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA)
Leonor Guiñón, Anna Soler, Mónica Gisell Díaz, Rosa María Fernández, Nayra Rico, Josep Lluís Bedini, Aurea Mira, Luisa Alvarez
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 020703. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.020703
PMCID:
PMC7137999
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Changes in error rates in the Australian key incident monitoring and management system program
Stephanie Gay, Tony Badrick
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 020704. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.020704
PMCID:
PMC7138001
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Simple thrombin-based method for eliminating fibrinogen interference in serum protein electrophoresis of haemodialysed patients
Anamarija Rade, Anamarija Đuras, Irena Kocijan, Patricija Banković Radovanović, Ana Turčić
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 020705. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.020705
PMCID:
PMC7138005
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Original Articles

Survey on request form content and result reporting in therapeutic drug monitoring service among laboratories in Czechia and Slovakia
Tomáš Šálek, Petr Schneiderka, Barbora Studená, Michaela Votroubková
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 020706. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.020706
PMCID:
PMC7271755
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The results of external quality assessment programme on urine leukocyte and erythrocyte counting in Poland
Agnieszka Ćwiklińska, Robert Kowalski, Barbara Kortas-Stempak, Agnieszka Kuchta, Aleksandra Fijałkowska, Gabriela Bednarczuk, Maciej Jankowski
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 020707. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.020707
PMCID:
PMC7271756
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Quality improvement project: Reducing non-conformities of the samples for haemostasis testing in a secondary healthcare centre through the nurses’ education in phlebotomy
Patricija Banković Radovanović
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 020708. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.020708
PMCID:
PMC7271753
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Patient-based quality control for glucometers: using the moving sum of positive patient results and moving average
Chun Yee Lim, Tony Badrick, Tze Ping Loh
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 020709. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.020709
PMCID:
PMC7271757
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Verification of the Canadian Laboratory Initiative on Paediatric Reference Intervals (CALIPER) reference values in Croatian children and adolescents
Renata Zrinski Topić, Jasna Leniček Krleža
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 020710. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.020710
PMCID:
PMC7271758
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Preanalytical Mysteries

Case report of spuriously low sodium and calcium in a 36-year-old male in primary care
Seán J. Costelloe, Kelly McCarthy, Marguerite O’Connell, Mark Butler
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 021001. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.021001
PMCID:
PMC7138000
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Dark brown serum and plasma samples: a case report
Lora Dukic, Nikolina Maric, Ana-Maria Simundic
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 021002. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.021002
PMCID:
PMC7138003
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Case report of a phantom pheochromocytoma
Caroline M Joyce, Audrey Melvin, Paula M O’Shea, Seán J Costelloe, Domhnall J O’Halloran
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 021003. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.021003
PMCID:
PMC7271750
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A case of severe pseudohyperkalaemia due to muscle contraction
Jan Van Elslande, Toon Dominicus, Jaan Toelen, Glynis Frans, Pieter Vermeersch
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 021004. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.021004
PMCID:
PMC7271752
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Corrigendum

Corrigendum to: Preanalytical issues related to routine and diagnostic glucose tests: Results from a survey in Spain
Isabel García-del-Pino, Josep M. Bauça, Carolina Gómez, Andrea Caballero, María Antonia Llopis, Mercedes Ibarz, Débora Martínez, Montserrat Ventura, Itziar Marzana, Juan J. Puente, Marta Segovia, Paloma Salas, Rubén Gómez-Rioja
Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2020 Jun 15; 30(2): 021201. Published online 2020 Apr 15. doi: 10.11613/BM.2020.021201
Corrects:
Biochem Med (Zagreb). 2020 Feb 15; 30(1): 010704.
PMCID:
PMC7138002
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