Advances in Clinical Chemistry

Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 117, the latest installment in this internationally acclaimed series, contains chapters authored by world-renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians and research scientists.

1. Viscoelastic testing methods Timothy Carll 2. The role of sRAGE in cardiovascular diseases Charlotte Delrue, Joris R. Delanghe, Marijn M. Speeckaert 3. Advances in Preeclampsia Testing Jessica Miller, Victoria Higgins, Annie Ren, Samantha Logan, Paul M. Yip , and Lei Fu 4. Immunohematological Testing and Transfusion Management of the Prenatal Patient NurJehan Quraishy, Suneeti Sapatnekar 5. Lead Poisoning: Clinical and Laboratory Considerations Dustin Bunch, Amy L. Pyle-Eilola 6. Patient-Based Real-Time Quality Control (PBRTQC) Mark A Cervinski, Andreas Bietenbeck, Alex Katayev, Tze Ping Loh, Huub H van Rossum, Tony Badrick

Dr Gregory S Makowski is a board certified clinical chemist and fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Following receipt of his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Connecticut Storrs, he pursued post-doctoral studies at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington that culminated in his joint appointments in the School of Medicine and the Department of Laboratory Medicine at John Dempsey Hospital. He has numerous clinical and basic science publications and serves on various scientific and editorial boards. He is actively engaged in the training of Pathology residents and fellows in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Hartford Hospital. He currently serves as Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for Clinical Laboratory Partners in Newington CT, USA.