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Am. Assn./Clinical Chemistry

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Pain management testing reference.

White, Robert M. and Matthew L. Black.
Am. Assn./Clinical Chemistry, ©2007    285 p.    $59.00    RB56
978-1-59425-076-7

Emphasizing urine drug testing (UDT) for monitoring pain management at pain clinics, White (NCH Healthcare System, Naples/clinical laboratory science, Florida Gulf Coast U.) and Black (anesthesiology, NCH Healthcare System, Naples) treat chronic nonmalignant pain with substances from amphetamines to antidepressants. They also list analgesics for mild to moderate pain and drugs for migraines. Entries include the drug's therapeutic and pharmacologic category, synonyms, metabolites, UDT analytics and expected profile, and significant interactions and cross- reactivity with other drugs. Other features are a patient pain questionnaire, sample patient-physician agreement on use of controlled substances, glossary, and 294 references. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Pediatric reference intervals, 6th ed.

Ed. by Steven J. Soldin et al.
Am. Assn./Clinical Chemistry, ©2007    271 p.    $80.00    RJ51
978-1-59425-067-5

This reference provides tables of normal ranges for neonates through adolescents and young adults for over 250 chemistry and hematology analytes. It is designed to enhance interpretation of patient results, allow comparison of test results using different methods, and help optimize patient care. At least two references are included for each analyte, along with the statistical basis by which reference ranges were calculated and the population source. SI units are included wherever possible. New analytes to this edition includes adiponectin, basophil count, bicarbonate, brain natriuretic peptide, and leptin. Reference intervals for free thyroxine and free triiodothyronine measured by mass spectrometry are now also included. The book will be of use to clinical chemists, hematologists, pathologists, endocrinologists, and pediatricians. Soldin is affiliated with Children's National Medical Center. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Referenced review questions in pharmacogenomics.

White, Robert M. and Bonny Lewis Bukaveckas
Am. Assn./Clinical Chemistry, ©2007    167 p.    $45.00    RM301
978-1-59425-070-5

This study guide will help all those who wish to evaluate their knowledge in the basics of pharmacogenomics and in applications such as drug selection and drug avoidance. The book features multiple-choice questions, answers, and explanations. A large portion of the specific information on individual drugs is derived from the pharmaceutical industry, which performs the majority of the pharmacogenomics testing as part of pre-market approval. The book is for physicians, pharmacists, academic and practicing clinical chemists, and pathologists. White is affiliated with Florida Gulf Coast University. Bukaveckas teaches pharmacy at Virginia Commonwealth University. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Therapeutic drug monitoring data; a concise guide, 3d ed.

Ed. by Catherine A. Hammett-Stabler and Amitava Dasgupta.
Am. Assn./Clinical Chemistry, ©2007    241 p.    $59.00    RM301
978-1-59425-075-0

Hammett-Stabler (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill) and Dasgupta (University of Texas-Houston Health Sciences Center) offer a source of information on the intended uses, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic range, toxic concentrations, bioavailability, disposition, metabolism, and excretion of commonly monitored therapeutic drugs. The guide, useful as an educational aid and for clinical scientists involved in therapeutic drug monitoring, also includes chapters on new candidates for therapeutic drug monitoring, such as protease inhibitors, basic issues of therapeutic drug monitoring, such as specimen handling, and drug- herb interactions. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)