Effect of low serum total protein on sodium and potassium measurement by ion-selective electrodes in critically ill patients

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 128-131

  Chow, E ^a   Fox, N ^a   Gama, Rousseau ^a,b  

^a NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrodes, ion selective; Hyponatremia; Hypoproteinemia; Point of care testing; Pseudohypernatremia; Pseudonormonatremia; Sodium

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 53849137660     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2008.11732815     Document Type: Article

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