OVERALL:

1992 Clinical Chemistry Forum: Government regulation: can it guarantee quality in the clinical laboratory? Bethesda, Maryland, November 18-19, 1991
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1203-1288. [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Sr Sunderman FW

The history of proficiency testing/quality control
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1205-1209. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Rej and RW Jenny

How good are clinical laboratories? An assessment of current performance [published erratum appears in Clin Chem 1993 Mar;39(3):558]
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1210-1217. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Discussion Session I
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1218-1225. [PDF]  

JO Westgard

Charts of operational process specifications ("OPSpecs charts") for assessing the precision, accuracy, and quality control needed to satisfy proficiency testing performance criteria
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1226-1233. [Abstract] [PDF]  

W Hamlin

Proficiency testing as a regulatory device: a CAP perspective
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1234-1236. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RH Laessig, SS Ehrmeyer, BJ Lanphear, BJ Burmeister, and DJ Hassemer

Limitations of proficiency testing under CLIA '67
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1237-1244. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Discussion Session II
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1245-1250. [PDF]  

C Hinkel

Regulation of proficiency testing under the March 14 rule
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1251-1253. [PDF]  

BJ Lanphear, BJ Burmeister, SS Ehrmeyer, RH Laessig, and DJ Hassemer

Review of actual proficiency-testing performance under CLIA '67 (March 14, 1990) rules: perspective from the first year's data
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1254-1259. [Abstract] [PDF]  

FD Lasky

Proficiency testing linked to the national reference system for the clinical laboratory: a proposal for achieving accuracy [published erratum appears in Clin Chem 1992 Nov;38(11):2360]
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1260-1267. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Discussion Session III
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1268-1272. [PDF]  

DJ Loschen

The impact of new regulations on laboratory testing in physicians' offices
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1273-1279. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Wilding

The impact of legislation on future technology development
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1280-1281. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Discussion Session IV
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1282-1288. [PDF]  

JC Nelson, RB Wilcox, and MR Pandian

Dependence of free thyroxine estimates obtained with equilibrium tracer dialysis on the concentration of thyroxine-binding globulin
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1294-1300. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Ahmed and AJ Furth

Failure of common glycation assays to detect glycation by fructose
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1301-1303. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Matzkin, R Chayen, H Goldfarb, S Gilad, and Z Braf

Laboratory monitoring of androgenic activity in benign prostate hypertrophy treated with a 5 alpha-reductase inhibitor
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1304-1306. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JN Murthy, Y Chen, VS Warty, R Venkataramanan, JG Donnelly, A Zeevi, and SJ Soldin

Radioreceptor assay for quantifying FK-506 immunosuppressant in whole blood
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1307-1310. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Andersson, A Isaksson, and B Hultberg

Homocysteine export from erythrocytes and its implication for plasma sampling
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1311-1315. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MA Mansoor, AM Svardal, J Schneede, and PM Ueland

Dynamic relation between reduced, oxidized, and protein-bound homocysteine and other thiol components in plasma during methionine loading in healthy men
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1316-1321. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JP Ungerer, HM Oosthuizen, SH Bissbort, and WJ Vermaak

Serum adenosine deaminase: isoenzymes and diagnostic application
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1322-1326. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G van der Sluijs Veer, I Vermes, HA Bonte, and RK Hoorn

Temperature effects on free-thyroxine measurements: analytical and clinical consequences
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1327-1331. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P D'Orazio and GN Bowers, Jr

Design and preliminary performance characteristics of a newly proposed reference cell for ionized calcium in serum
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1332-1339. [Abstract] [PDF]  

FJ Novo and JC Tutor

Changes in alkaline phosphatase and 5'-nucleotidase multiple forms after surgical management of biliary obstruction
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1340-1342. [Abstract] [PDF]  

NO Leary, A Pembroke, and PF Duggan

Measuring albumin and calcium in serum in a dual test with the Hitachi 704
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1342-1345. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Pilo, GC Zucchelli, R Malvano, A Clerico, G Iervasi, and C Signorini

Interassay variability of immunometric methods for thyrotropin in an external quality assessment survey: evidence that functional sensitivity is not always adequate for clinical decisions
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1345-1349. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Y Aoki, H Ihara, H Nakamura, T Aoki, and M Yoshida

Effects of serum bilirubin on determination of uric acid by the uricase- peroxidase coupled reaction
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1350-1352. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Akar, B Bournique, and R Scholler

Detection of hepatitis B virus DNA in serum by a nonisotopic hybridization technique
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1352-1355. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DS Sgoutas and T Tuten

Effect of lyophilization on determinations of lipoprotein(a) in serum
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1355-1360. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JM Steinke and AP Shepherd

Effects of temperature on optical absorbance spectra of oxy-, carboxy-, and deoxyhemoglobin
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1360-1364. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AR Henderson, MJ McQueen, RL Patten, S Krishnan, DE Wood, and S Webb

Testing for creatine kinase and creatine kinase-2 in Ontario: reference ranges and assay types
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1365-1370. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RH Ng, KM Sparks, and BE Statland

Colorimetric determination of potassium in plasma and serum by reflectance photometry with a dry-chemistry reagent
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1371-1372. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Yamashita, A Abe, and A Noma

Sensitive, direct procedures for simultaneous determinations of iron and copper in serum, with use of 2-(5-nitro-2-pyridylazo)-5-(N-propyl-N- sulfopropylamino)phenol (nitro-PAPS) as ligand
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1373-1375. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AB Sigalov and OV Alexandrovich

Immunoturbidimetry of apolipoprotein B in lyophilized human serum pools using primary standard
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1376. [PDF]  

I Maeda, S Hayashi, R Fushimi, N Amino, and K Miyai

Error detection of high concentrations of endogenous free glycerol in determination of serum triglyceride with the TBA-80S automated discrete analyzer
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1376-1377. [PDF]  

G Ellekilde, J Holm, L Hemmingsen, B Koczulab, and FE von Eyben

Impact of inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme on urinary excretion of proteins in chronic heart failure
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1377-1378. [PDF]  

PM Bayer and S Kraus

Multiple occurrence of macro creatine kinase in one family [clinical conference]
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1379-1381. [Abstract] [PDF]  

the Clinical Chemist
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1395-1400. [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

R Ekins

The free hormone hypothesis and measurement of free hormones
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1289-1293. [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

M Rudnicki, A Frolich, A Haaber, and J Thode

Actual ionized calcium (at actual pH) vs adjusted ionized calcium (at pH 7.4) in hemodialyzed patients
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1384. [PDF]  

A Brisson-Lougarre, H Vergnes, and J Grozdea

Atypical electrophoretic and isoelectrophoretic patterns of neutrophil alkaline phosphatase in a case of subacute myelomonocytic leukemia
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1384-1386. [PDF]  

D Giavarina, R Dorizzi, M Giavarina, and R Schiavon

Age-related correlations between weight and lipoprotein(a) concentrations
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1386. [PDF]  

J Soto, JA Sacristan, and MJ Alsar

Caffeine concentrations in adult patients chronically taking theophylline
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1386-1388. [PDF]  

EA De Leacy and DM Cowley

Variability of glucose tolerance test in pregnancy diminished by use of a glucose polymer
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1388-1389. [PDF]  

DD Koch and RC Miller

"Half-life" is erroneously used to describe the disappearance of erythrocytes and hemoglobin from the circulation
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1389-1390. [PDF]  

V Dumur, G Lalau, P Boone, P Roussel, P Francois, JC Hache, B Hemery, and B Puech

Rapid diagnosis of mitochondrial mutation at position 11778-associated Leber hereditary optic neuropathy
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1390. [PDF]  

HH Harrison, KL Miller, MD Harbison, and AE Slonim

Multiple serum protein abnormalities in carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome: pathognomonic finding of two-dimensional electrophoresis?
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1390-1392. [PDF]  

D Klein, WW Grody, DE Tabor, and SD Cederbaum

Pitfalls of restriction endonuclease digestion for direct detection of point mutations
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1392-1394. [PDF]  

J Collazos

Increases in CA-125 concentrations in children
Clin Chem 1992 38: 1394. [PDF]  

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