Ketil Arne Espnes

12.11.2012: Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) can be useful in a number of clinical situations (1). Measuring drug levels in blood, serum or plasma (a definition of these test materials is provided in Box 1) can reveal whether the patient has an aberrant drug metabolism or is non-compliant, or provide an...

30.10.2012: In a drug rehabilitation clinic several patients appeared to be intoxicated. Urine specimens were collected and tested for drug abuse, but no substances were detected. Later, one of the patients admitted to having smoked something he referred to as «chemical hashish», and handed the clinic staff a...

15.05.2012: A man in his late seventies who had had well-regulated diabetes mellitus type 2 for the previous seven years suddenly developed a sharp increase in blood glucose and haemoglobin A 1c (HbA 1c) levels. A probable cause was at length discovered. After action had been taken, the values rapidly fell back...