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Articles and journal scans about Kidneys/fluids
Article
April 2013
POCT of NT-proBNP in patients with renal disease
Point of care (POC) testing has become an important part of nephrological care. In cases of acute renal failure, POC is indispensable in deciding the need for dialysis, but is also essential in the management of patients on regular dialysis.
For example, hyperhydration, cardiovascular adverse events and inflammation...
Point-of-care testing
Cardiac markers
Glucose
Hemoglobins
D-dimer
Troponins
CRP
Natriuretic peptide
Kidneys/fluids
Journal Scan
October 2011
Point-of-care creatinine testing in radiology
The necessary administration of image-enhancing agents to patients prior to radiological investigation is associated with risk of two serious adverse effects: nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) and contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). The risk only applies to those patients with renal disease, either acute kidney...
Kidneys/fluids
Point-of-care testing
Hemoglobins
Article
October 2011
L-lactate and D-lactate - clinical significance of the difference
Modern blood gas analyzers often have incorporated sensor technology that allows measurement of plasma lactate concentration. In nature lactate exists in two isoforms: L-lactate and D-lactate.
In all vertebrates, including humans, the L-lactate form is by far the most abundant and pathophysiologically significant,...
Blood gases/acid-base
Glucose
Lactate
Kidneys/fluids
Journal Scan
July 2011
Anemia treatment in CKD
Anemia, which is defined as hemoglobin (Hb) concentration
The kidneys are essential to the regulation of red-cell production and thereby maintenance of normal Hb concentration because the hormone erythropoietin, which regulates red-cell production, is synthesized in the kidneys. The usually normochromic, normocytic...
Hemoglobins
Kidneys/fluids
Article
April 2011
Use of tri-sodium citrate in hemodialysis
Hemodialysis and related treatments for those with failing kidneys all involve blood flow through a circuit outside the body. This extracorporeal circuit - the dialysis machine and its connections from and back to the body - is a non-physiological, pro-coagulant environment.
To counter the tendency for patients'...
Point-of-care testing
Electrolytes
Blood gases/acid-base
Creatinine/urea
Kidneys/fluids
Article
January 2011
Critical values in laboratory medicine
The process of patient sample testing, whether performed in the clinical laboratory or at the point of care, is the sum of three distinct phases. The first is the preanalytical phase, which includes test selection as well as sample collection and handling.
The second is the analytical or measuring phase that...
Bilirubin
Electrolytes
Point-of-care testing
Blood gases/acid-base
Glucose
Lactate
Creatinine/urea
Hemoglobins
Kidneys/fluids
Article
October 2010
"Permissive hypercapnia" finding its place in clinical care
Over the years, as clinicians have learned how to utilize it, permissive hypercapnia has been finding a place in healthcare. However, it is important to bear in mind that numbers do not tell the entire story.
It is imperative to understand the entire clinical picture before you act. For example, an acidic pH of 7.21...
Blood gases/acid-base
Point-of-care testing
Kidneys/fluids
Article
April 2010
Creatinine measurement in the radiology department 1
Clinical laboratory measurement of serum/plasma creatinine concentration has been used to assess patient kidney function for well over 50 years. With incorporation of creatinine analyses to blood gas and other point-of-care platforms the test is now available outside the laboratory, at the bedside and in the clinic.
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Point-of-care testing
Creatinine/urea
Kidneys/fluids
Article
July 2009
Clinical aspects of the anion gap
The anion gap (AG) is a calculated parameter derived from measured serum/plasma electrolyte concentrations. The clinical value of this calculated parameter is the main focus of this article.
Both increased and reduced anion gap have clinical significance, but the deviation from normal that has most clinical...
Electrolytes
Blood gases/acid-base
Glucose
Lactate
Creatinine/urea
Kidneys/fluids
Article
June 2009
Acute care testing at the point-of-care: now and in the future
The field of point-of-care testing (POCT) is entering a period of rapid expansion. This expansion is being driven by new evidence for clinical effectiveness of POCT, and new technologies that allow consolidation of testing onto smaller platforms.
Technological improvements will also lead to increased accuracy for...
Glucose
Blood gases/acid-base
Point-of-care testing
Quality assurance
Lactate
Creatinine/urea
Hemoglobins
Kidneys/fluids