Advances in Clinical Toxicology Testing, An Issue of the Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Edited by Joe M El-Khoury

ISBN13: 9780443343957

Imprint: Churchill Livingstone

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Format: Hardback

Published: 23/05/2025

Availability: POD

Description
In this issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, guest editor Dr. Joe El-Khoury brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in Clinical Toxicology Testing. Top experts discuss significant technological advances for the purposes of toxicological analysis and how readers can incorporate this new knowledge and innovative tools into their clinical practice. Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including practical considerations for implementing immunoassays for urine drug testing in clinical laboratories; point-of-care drug testing; toxicology results interpretation improves values and diagnostic utilities of large drug testing panels; clinical utility of specimen validity testing; emerging threats; special considerations; and more Provides in-depth clinical reviews on advances in clinical toxicology testing, offering actionable insights for clinical practice Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews
Practical Considerations for Implementing Immunoassays for Urine Drug Testing in Clinical Laboratories Practical Considerations for Implementing Targeted Mass Spectrometry for Urine Drug Testing in Clinical Laboratories Untargeted Mass Spectrometry Applications for Clinical Toxicology Advances in Chromatography-Free and Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry Techniques Toward Clinical Toxicology Testing Point-of-Care Drug Testing Automated Quality Assurance Rules for Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Testing in a Clinical Laboratory Value of Improving Result Interpretation in Direct-to-Definitive Urine Drug Panels Reflexive Drug Testing Strategies for Efficient Utilization of Resources and Better Interpretation Interpreting Toxicology Results in Perinatal and Newborn Specimens: Urine, Meconium, and Umbilical Cord Specimen Validity Testing in the Toxicology Laboratory Detecting Xylazine: Prevalence, Pharmacokinetics, and Analytical Considerations Detection of Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs Testing Strategies and the Emergence of Designer Benzodiazepines Recent Advances in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antineoplastic and Antimicrobial Agents in Children Optimizing Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Anti-infectives: Patient and Clinical Setting Considerations Pediatric Toxicology: Children Are Not Small Adults Alcohol and Drug Testing in Motor Vehicle Crashes
  • Medical laboratory testing & techniques
  • Medical toxicology
  • Professional & Vocational
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