Point-of-care testing at triage can help triage patients with high-risk emergency department complaints, according to a study in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Researchers conducted an ...
Point-of-care PCR testing for STIs in the ED reduced length of stay and improved antibiotic stewardship compared with central laboratory testing.
In patients with suspected MI, a high-sensitivity troponin I (hs-cTnI) assay that can be done at the point of care (POC)—with rapid turnaround—offers similarly high diagnostic accuracy for ...
Roche has obtained U.S. government green lights allowing its point-of-care testing system to be used to screen for multiple sexually transmitted infections from a single sample. The company’s cobas ...
This blog was written by Simran Goyal, a fourth year medical student at the University of Cambridge. Simran was on placement for her Student Selected Component (SSC) with us between 10 December 2018 ...
As patient care becomes more dynamic with the occurrence of COVID-19 and the rising cases of chronic conditions in the US, providers need more resources and information at the point-of-care to help ...
Accurate diagnosis and effective management of diabetes are essential for optimizing patient outcomes and preventing complications. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) testing plays a central role in assessing and ...
Hemolysis is the #1 source of preanalytical error and can impact potassium results—potentially leading to inappropriate or delayed patient treatment, unnecessary ...
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