By Joe M El-Khoury PhD DABCC FADLM

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