Point of care testing in a large urban academic medical center: Evolving test menu and clinical applications

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 411, Issue 21-22, 2010, Pages 1799-1805

  Lee Lewandrowski, Elizabeth ^a,b   Gregory, Kimberly ^a   Lewandrowski, Kent ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Near patient testing; Outcomes; Point of care testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FECES ANALYSIS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH PROGRAM; LABORATORY TEST; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PATIENT CARE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA; URINALYSIS;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; OCCULT BLOOD; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 77956479323     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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