About the "Compendium of Terminology and Nomenclature of Properties in Clinical Laboratory Sciences"

Since the publication of the ''Compendium of Terminology and Nomenclature of Properties in Clinical Laboratory Sciences'' (Silver Book) in 1995, significant development in metrological concepts and terminology has occurred. The second edition of the Silver Book [1], published in 2017 with the joint support of IFCC and IUPAC updates recommendations and technical reports for the clinical laboratory sciences. The book describes a common structure and language for a reliable exchange of person examination data. This format, developed by the IFCC-IUPAC Committee-Subcommittee on Nomenclature for Properties and Units (NPU), applies to multiple disciplines, including clinical allergology, clinical chemistry, clinical haematology, clinical immunology and blood banking, clinical microbiology, clinical pharmacology, molecular biology and genetics, reproduction and fertility, thrombosis and haemostasis, and toxicology. It is adapted both to quantitative and qualitative information (where no magnitude is involved). Concepts and rules in the communication of clinical laboratory information are explained and numerous examples are given to ensure interoperability between the various participants in clinical laboratory sciences.