Pediatric Reference Intervals - Softcover

Wong, Edward C.C.; Brugnara MD, Carlo; Straseski PhD, Joely; Kellogg PhD, Mark; Adeli PhD, Khosrow

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0128179392 ISBN 13: 9780128179390

Publisher: Academic Press, 2020

Synopsis

Pediatric Reference Intervals, Eighth Edition, is a must-have for clinical chemists, hematologists, pathologists, endocrinologists and pediatricians. This trusted source enhances interpretation of patient results, allows comparison of test results using different methods, and helps optimize patient care. This updated edition is a valuable reference, providing instant and accurate reference intervals for over 250 chemistry and hematology analytes in an alphabetized, user-friendly format. Changes to this edition include Age- and Sex-Related Reference Ranges, Methodologies, Type of Specimen, References, Statistical Basis and Population Sources.

• Provides the reference intervals for a wide variety of analytes for children, from neonates to adolescents to young adults
• Enhances interpretation of patient results, allows comparison of text results using different methods, and helps optimize patient care
• Trusted, vetted source that’s been in the market for decades

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About the Authors

Edward Wong FCAP is Medical Director, Coagulation, Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute; Adjunct Associate Professor in Pediatrics and Pathology, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Clinical Consultant at Children’s National Hospital in the Divisions of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; and Hematology, Washington DC, USA

Carlo Brugnara is the Medical Director of Boston Children’s Hospital & Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School

Joely Straseski DABCC works at University of Utah in the ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT

Dr. Mark David Kellogg, Assistant Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School and Associate Director of Chemistry in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. With a PhD in Biology from the University of Notre Dame and a fellowship in Clinical Chemistry at Boston Children’s Hospital, Dr. Kellogg has over three decades of experience in clinical laboratory science, research, and education. He has held leadership roles including Co-Director of the Clinical Chemistry Fellowship Program and Director of Quality Programs at Boston Children’s Hospital, as well as Director of Clinical Laboratory at Claritas Genomics. Dr. Kellogg is active in professional organizations such as the American Association of Clinical Chemistry, Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute, and Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists.
He has published extensively on biochemical analyte measurement, clinical assay validation, and biomarker development. He is mentor, leading clinical chemistry training contributing to national and international laboratory standards.

Dr. Khosrow Adeli is a distinguished leader in clinical biochemistry and pediatric laboratory medicine, serving as Division Head at SickKids since 1988 and Director of its Point of Care Testing Program since 2001. He is Vice Chair of Quality at the University of Toronto’s Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology department and served as President of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) from 2020 to 2023. His research focuses on the pathophysiology of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes, particularly neuroendocrine regulation of lipoprotein metabolism via the gut-brain-liver axis. He leads the CALIPER project, establishing pediatric reference intervals widely used in clinical practice globally. Dr. Adeli has published over 600 articles and abstracts, and his work has been recognized with multiple prestigious awards for research, innovation, and teaching excellence.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128179392
• ISBN 13: 9780128179390
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 342