Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In triage, she is noted to be alert and feeding well. You perform a viral swab test at ED which comes back positive for SARS-CoV-2. Out of 1395 infants with available data, there were 1065 well-appearing infants in the cohort. A positive respiratory viral test was associated with a lower risk of IBI in older infants.

Point-of-Care Testing 67

Point-of-Care Testing Outcomes Wellness Emergency Department 67

Medagadget

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The technology could make it easier and faster to identify early-stage gingivitis, which can lead to periodontitis and eventual tooth loss, as well as contributing to a variety of other diseases such as stroke and heart disease. However, for routine testing and health screening, a convenient, rapid, and point-of-care test is much preferred.

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Point-of-Care Testing Research Stroke Wellness 85

Medagadget

AUGUST 4, 2023

“All of these phenomena are well-known in the field, but nobody thought of using them to control the motion of droplets in a systematic way before.” ” See a video demonstrating the technology below: Study in journal Device : A gravity-driven droplet fluidic point-of-care test Via: Duke University

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Point-of-Care Testing Research Operations Hospitals 75

PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

These tests come with various costs, such as drawing your attention away from direct patient care, placing financial burdens on the patient, and even posing potential harm. This harm can manifest through the discomfort of blood draws and urine catheterizations, as well as the radiation exposure involved in head CT scans.

Seizures 52

Seizures Pediatrics Point-of-Care Testing Wellness 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

The patient was tremulous and severely hypoglycemic by point-of-care testing. While awaiting transfer to the cath lab, STAT echocardiogram was performed and showed LVEF 30-35%, as well as anterior, inferior, and apical hypokinesis, and apical thrombus. There are also diagonal branches which are not well visualized.

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EKG/ECG Wellness Point-of-Care Testing Shock 64

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 10, 2023

At the time, those who wanted to get tested for HIV had to go to receive an hour of counseling and then wait a week for their results. As the science was progressing into point-of-care testing, Dr. Calderon and her colleagues started testing different options for providing HIV counseling in the ED.

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Research Point-of-Care Testing Burns Academics 52

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

As the name would suggest, inflammatory markers are biological markers of, well, inflammation. Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care tests in acute community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections. They are used clinically to detect pathological inflammation or measure response to treatment [1-2]. 2015;110(6):802-819.

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Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 88