Laboratory Assessment of Vitamin Status

Laboratory Assessment of Vitamin Status provides a comprehensive understanding of the limitations of commonly used approaches to evaluate vitamin status. It outlines the application of ‘Best Practice’ approaches to the evaluation of vitamin status, giving physicians and other healthcare professionals the opportunity to make evidence-based interventions. Currently, the clinical utility of approaches taken by laboratories for the assessment of vitamin status is generally poorly understood, missing the opportunity to diagnosis vitamin deficiencies. This essential reference gives clinical and biomedical scientists an understanding of the limitations of commonly used approaches in the evaluation of vitamin status in general health settings.

Nutritionists and dietitians gain an understanding of more sophisticated markers of vitamin status.

Describes specialist assays, thus enabling laboratories to replicate the performance metrics of expert groupsProvides detailed information that supports laboratories in the setting up of methods for the evaluation of vitamin statusInforms laboratories looking for third party providers of specialist investigations Provides an essential overview of reference ranges for each vitamin

1. From discovery to diagnosis

Fat-soluble vitamins 2. Vitamin A 3. Vitamin D 4. Vitamin E 5. Vitamin K

Water-soluble vitamins 7. Vitamin B2 8. Vitamin B5 9. Vitamin B6 10. Vitamin B7 11. Folate (Vitamin B9) 12. Vitamin B12 13. Vitamin C