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Articles and journal scans about Glucose
Article
September 2007
Patient safety 2007
In 2005, acutecaretesting.org interviewed Dr Michael Astion, an active spokesperson for patient safety and reduction of lab errors, on the main issues surrounding the topic. Since then, a lot has changed… or has it? In a follow-up interview with Astion, acutecaretesting.org gauges the status of patient safety year...
Point-of-care testing
Information management
Process optimization
Glucose
Article
July 2007
Fetal-to-neonatal transition: What is normal and what is not? Part 1
Part 1: The physiology of transition
The transition from fetus to neonate is a critical time
of physiological adaptation. While the majority of term infants
complete this process in a smooth and organized fashion, some
infants experience a delay in transition or exhibit symptoms of
underlying disease.
Careful...
Neonatology
Blood gases/acid-base
Glucose
Journal Scan
June 2007
A cautionary case history
The critical significance of the preanalytical phase of blood testing is highlighted by the tragically fatal case of an intensive-care patient who was given an inappropriately high dose of insulin following a falsely high blood glucose result. The patient was recovering from multiple organ failure following surgery in ...
Point-of-care testing
Glucose
Article
April 2007
The use of heparin in preparing samples for blood gas analysis
The significance of good practice during the pretesting
phase of clinical laboratory investigation cannot be
overemphasized.
The production of high-quality, accurate results
which are clinically useful depends as much on practice before the
patient’s sample reaches the laboratory as it does on the
analytical phase...
Preanalytical phase
Quality assurance
Glucose
Article
April 2007
Heel or back of the hand?
Reprinted and translated by permission of Danske
Bioanalytikere, dbio from "Fra hæl eller håndryg", by Jytte
Kristensen, dbio, vol no 4, 2007, pp 8-11. Copyright 2007
by dbio. Translated by Radiometer Medical
ApS.
Norwegian and Danish biomedical laboratory scientists
disagree on best practice when collecting blood...
Neonatology
Preanalytical phase
Glucose
Article
January 2007
Can barcoded wristbands improve patient safety
In the majority of U.S. healthcare institutions, patient wristbands do not contain barcodes, creating a situation where patient data is manually typed into a database or point-of-care device, leaving plenty of room for error.
In light of error statistics issued by the United Kingdom’s National Patient Safety Agency...
Process optimization
Information management
Preanalytical phase
Glucose
Article
January 2007
All you need to know about mock inspections
Mock inspections are a great way to prepare for
real-life inspections from regulatory agencies such as CAP and
JCAHO. But where do you start? And most importantly, what should
you look for?
Lou Ann Wyer, Clinical Specialist, POCT at the
Virginia-based Sentara Laboratory Services and Theresa Kulik,
Point-of-care...
Point-of-care testing
Quality assurance
Glucose
Article
January 2007
Sleep like a baby?
Where do you go for help, when you are a parent of a child who stops breathing while it sleeps? If you live in the south of Sweden, you go to Halmstad County Hospital, where a team of specialists are ready to monitor your sleeping child by polysomnography (PSG).
The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Halmstad has ...
Neonatology
Blood gases/acid-base
Glucose
Article
January 2007
Pseudohyponatremia
Measurement of plasma/serum sodium concentration is one
of the most frequently requested blood tests in clinical practice.
Although usually performed in the laboratory, the test is also
available at the point of care using technology incorporated into
blood gas and other point-of-care analyzers.
In health, sodium...
Electrolytes
Preanalytical phase
Glucose
Kidneys/fluids
Journal Scan
December 2006
Investigation of hypoglycemia in an intensive care setting
In 2001 a landmark study demonstrated that normalization of
blood glucose significantly reduces mortality and morbidity among
intensive care patients. Now 5 years on, strict control of blood
glucose concentration with insulin therapy is accepted as an
imperative of optimal intensive care in many hospitals around the...
Glucose