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PublicationsNACB publications are available through AACC Press. To make a purchase or request a catalog, contact AACC Customer Service at 202-857-0717 or by email or use the AACC online catalog at http://www.aaccdirect.org. Some Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines are available free on the NACB web page at http://www.nacb.org/lmpg/main.stm. NACB LABORATORY MEDICINE PRACTICE GUIDELINES Laboratory Support for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Thyroid Disease Clinicians need laboratory tests of thyroid function whenever there is suspected thyroid disease. This monograph represents an updated version of previously published guidelines on thyroid function testing and discusses common thyroid problems, pre-analytic issues, and offers recommendations on the clinical utility, methodology, and performance goals of select thyroid function tests including tests of thyroid autoimmune disease. The monograph also makes recommendations on how the clinical biochemist can collaborate effectively with clinicians to improve the selection and use of thyroid tests for patient care. 2003, 128 pages, softcover, $20, Product #2130
Practice Guidelines and Recommendations for Use of Tumor Markers in the Clinic This monograph reviews consensus recommendations of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (NACB) in the United States and the European Group on Tumor Markers (EGTM) in Europe and focuses on the appropriate use of tumor markers for specific cancers such as breast, gynecological, prostate, colorectal, neuroendocrine, germ cell, B-cell dyscrasia (monoclonal gammopathies) and lung cancer. This is an excellent guide for laboratorians, clinicians, or students who want or need a comprehensive review on circulating tumor markers associated with cancer. Although the monograph is clinically oriented toward the use of tumor markers it also contains a superb review of preanalytical, analytical, and postanalytical considerations that relate to the important aspects of tumor marker measurement and quality assessment of laboratory data. This monograph should be required reading for medical students, clinical chemists, clinicians, and oncologists. 2003, 56 pages, softcover, $20, Product #2131
Guidelines and Recommendations for Laboratory Analysis in the Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes Mellitus While multiple laboratory tests are used in the diagnosis and management of patients with diabetes mellitus, the quality of the scientific evidence supporting the use of these assays varies substantially. This monograph provides specific recommendations for laboratory analysis in patients with diabetes. The role of the laboratory in diagnosis and the monitoring of therapy and complications are addressed. The recommendations cover glucose (including self-monitoring and non-invasive measurement), ketones, glycated hemoglobin, genetic markers, autoimmune markers, microalbuminuria, and miscellaneous other analytes. 2002, 64 pages, softcover, $20, Product #2081
Diagnosis and Monitoring of Hepatic Injury: Recommendations
for Use of Laboratory Tests in Screening, Diagnosis, and Monitoring
Hepatic injury, particularly that due to viral infection, is a
common problem worldwide. End-stage complications of chronic hepatic
injury such as cirrhosis (the 9th leading cause of death in North
America) and hepatocellular carcinoma (the 5th leading cause of
cancer death world-wide) are increasing in frequency and will continue
to increase over the next three decades. This monograph, developed
in part in cooperation with the American Association for Liver Diseases,
offers recommendations in two major areas. First, recommendations
are offered to laboratories on necessary performance characteristics
and reference values for chemical, virologic, and serologic tests
used to recognize hepatic injury. Second, specific recommendations
are provided to clinicians and laboratorians for use of tests in
diagnosis and monitoring of patients with acute and chronic liver
disease. The final section of the book offers recommendations on
detecting cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Over 300 references
are included to provide the scientific background on which the recommendations
are based. Standards of Laboratory Practice: Recommendations for Use of Cardiac Markers in Coronary Artery Diseases Edited by Alan H.B. Wu, Fred S. Apple, and Myron M. Warshaw The practice of cardiology has undergone significant changes in
recent years with development of new diagnostic and therapeutic
modalities. Cardiac markers continue to play a major role in the
diagnosis and management of patients with acute coronary syndromes.
This monograph provides recommendations on the use of cardiac markers
for rule-out of coronary artery disease of emergency department
patients who present with chest pain and for the diagnosis and prognosis
of patients with unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction.
Also included are the criteria for establishing cutoff concentrations,
assay precision, and reporting turn-around-times, and recommendations
for testing cardiac markers using point-of-care testing devices.
Standards of Laboratory Practice: Guidelines for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Services Edited by Ann Warner and Thomas Annesley The many recommendations presented in this monograph are intended
to provide clinical laboratory scientists with the necessary information
to develop a clinically relevant, cost-effective therapeutic drug
monitoring service. Nine classes of drugs are covered for clinical
utility and indications for monitoring, performance goals, interferences,
pre-analytic and analytic issues. This material represents an extensive
compilation of information which has been reviewed by experts and
a consensus style conference held in Atlanta in July 1997.
Standards of Laboratory Practice: Guidelines for the Evaluation & Management of the Newborn Infant Edited by Lawrence A. Kaplan and Susan M. Tange The goal of all laboratory testing is to support the diagnosis
and management of disease, both acute and chronic. In infants, however,
the consequences of morbidity in the early days of life may be manifested
years later. This monograph provides guidelines for the evaluation
and management of the high-risk newborn infant, covering respiratory
functions, fluid and electrolyte status, liver function and hyperbilirubinemia,
and drug monitoring. It also addresses the role of the laboratory
in outcome assessment of the high-risk newborn. OTHER NACB PUBLICATIONS Connecting the Laboratory to the Electronic Medical Record:
Issues and Opportunities The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry invited experts to
present information on the current status and future direction of
the electronic patient record (EPR). Discussions during the two-day
meeting covered hardware/software issues, legal and regulatory issues,
and many different examples of actual applications of the EPR. A
key feature of this meeting was the active participation of audience
members in discussion. The voice recording of group discussions
and 18 individual presentations are included in this multi-media
CD-ROM, along with the PowerPoint presentations of 16 speakers and
an electronic transcript of all discussions (Word format)
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