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Articles and journal scans about Hemoglobins
Journal Scan
June 2007
Hemoglobin and hematocrit are equivalent in trauma patients
Results of hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Hct) measurement are routinely used to assess blood loss among trauma patients. But is it necessary to measure both parameters and if not, is one more reliable than the other? There is evidence to suggest that many physicians believe hematocrit is a more sensitive indicator...
Hemoglobins
Journal Scan
March 2007
Validation of hemoglobin estimation using blood gas analyzer
Modern blood gas analyzers often have incorporated technology
that allows hemoglobin measurement on the same blood sample used to
measure pH, pCO2 and pO2.
Clinicians working in a UK neonatal intensive care department where
such an instrument was routinely used for blood gases were keen to
exploit the newly available...
Hemoglobins
Blood gases/acid-base
Neonatology
Journal Scan
January 2007
Cord blood sampling for lactate must not be delayed
Blood gas analysis of umbilical cord blood provides the means
for establishing the acid-base status of babies at the time of
birth. If there is to be any delay in sampling, the portion of cord
from which the sample is to be taken should be double-clamped and
thereby isolated from the placenta.
Previous studies have...
Hemoglobins
Neonatology
Journal Scan
April 2006
Can the anion gap be used to identify patients with lactic acidosis?
Measurement of blood lactate provides clinicians with a valuable means of identifying and monitoring critically ill patients who are suffering clinical shock as a result of severe trauma, sepsis or cardiogenic shock. Lactic acid accumulates in the blood of these patients due to the tissue hypoxia that results from...
Blood gases/acid-base
Electrolytes
Hemoglobins
Journal Scan
April 2006
Carboxyhemoglobin reference range
Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) is the product of the reaction between hemoglobin and carbon monoxide, and measurement of COHb is used in the diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning. Since carbon monoxide is a common pollutant present in cigarette smoke and car exhaust, it is difficult to be too dogmatic about what...
Hemoglobins
Journal Scan
July 2005
Population study of ctHb: challenging WHO definition of anemia
Anemia is the collection of signs and symptoms of reduced oxygen
delivery to tissues as a result of a reduction in the number of red
cells and/or reduction in blood concentration of hemoglobin. In
clinical practice, anemia is diagnosed if the blood concentration
of hemoglobin (ctHb) is abnormally low.
The World...
Hemoglobins
Article
April 2003
Standardizing is the key to effective POCT
According to the Hvidovre Hospital, standardizing is a must
if POCT is to run optimally. In the first article of the series
"POCT setups for blood gas", acutecaretesting.org interviews
the Danish hospital on how they have successfully implemented
POCT.
Point-of-care testing
Information management
Process optimization
Glucose
Hemoglobins
Troponins