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bedside test Lab medicine Any evaluation of analytes close to a Pt who may be a relatively critical state; devices used for BTs may be less accurate than those used in a hospital's laboratory, but have the advantage of short
'turn-around' time–eg, 2 minutes, facilitating therapy using minimal volumes–eg, 0.25–0.5 mL, of specimens; BT may be used for pH, PO2, PCO2, Na+, K+, Hct, glucose, Ca2+, and chloride. Cf Stat
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| Other topics include a short form sport orientation questionnaire, the abbreviated late-life function and disability instrument, the Rasch model for prediction, and a simple bedside test to detect intentional neglect. In case the ECG is normal, and the patient is clinically a suspected case of heart attack, a Troponin T (TnT) strip test of blood must be carried out as it is a bedside test and the results are available at the spot say in just 15 minutes. Small footprint computer interfaces in each room allow nurses to key in information, orders and bedside test results. |
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