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.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xii 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Practical Considerations for Implementing Immunoassays for Urine Drug Testing in Clinical Laboratories - p. 153 9. Practical Considerations for Implementing Targeted Mass Spectrometry for Urine Drug Testing in Clinical Laboratories - p. 165 10. Untargeted Mass Spectrometry Applications for Clinical Toxicology - p. 177 11. Advances in Chromatography-Free and Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry Techniques Toward Clinical Toxicology Testing - p. 187 12. Point-of-Care Drug Testing - p. 207 13. Automated Quality Assurance Rules for Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Testing in a Clinical Laboratory - p. 221 14. Value of Improving Result Interpretation in Direct-to-Definitive Urine Drug Panels - p. 233 15. Reflexive Drug Testing Strategies for Efficient Utilization of Resources and Better Interpretation - p. 247 16. Interpreting Toxicology Results in Perinatal and Newborn Specimens: Urine, Meconium, and Umbilical Cord - p. 259 17. Specimen Validity Testing in the Toxicology Laboratory - p. 271 18. Detecting Xylazine: Prevalence, Pharmacokinetics, and Analytical Considerations - p. 283 19. Detection of Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs - p. 295 20. Testing Strategies and the Emergence of Designer Benzodiazepines - p. 305 21. Recent Advances in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antineoplastic and Antimicrobial Agents in Children - p. 315 22. Optimizing Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Anti-infectives: Patient and Clinical Setting Considerations - p. 329 23. Pediatric Toxicology: Children Are Not Small Adults - p. 341 24. Alcohol and Drug Testing in Motor Vehicle Crashes - p. 359
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.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xii 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Practical Considerations for Implementing Immunoassays for Urine Drug Testing in Clinical Laboratories - p. 153 9. Practical Considerations for Implementing Targeted Mass Spectrometry for Urine Drug Testing in Clinical Laboratories - p. 165 10. Untargeted Mass Spectrometry Applications for Clinical Toxicology - p. 177 11. Advances in Chromatography-Free and Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry Techniques Toward Clinical Toxicology Testing - p. 187 12. Point-of-Care Drug Testing - p. 207 13. Automated Quality Assurance Rules for Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Testing in a Clinical Laboratory - p. 221 14. Value of Improving Result Interpretation in Direct-to-Definitive Urine Drug Panels - p. 233 15. Reflexive Drug Testing Strategies for Efficient Utilization of Resources and Better Interpretation - p. 247 16. Interpreting Toxicology Results in Perinatal and Newborn Specimens: Urine, Meconium, and Umbilical Cord - p. 259 17. Specimen Validity Testing in the Toxicology Laboratory - p. 271 18. Detecting Xylazine: Prevalence, Pharmacokinetics, and Analytical Considerations - p. 283 19. Detection of Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs - p. 295 20. Testing Strategies and the Emergence of Designer Benzodiazepines - p. 305 21. Recent Advances in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antineoplastic and Antimicrobial Agents in Children - p. 315 22. Optimizing Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Anti-infectives: Patient and Clinical Setting Considerations - p. 329 23. Pediatric Toxicology: Children Are Not Small Adults - p. 341 24. Alcohol and Drug Testing in Motor Vehicle Crashes - p. 359
