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POINT CARE TESTING [2 records]

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Record 1 2025-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
DEF

[An] analytical test performed for or by a patient outside the conventional laboratory setting.

CONT

POCT is accomplished through the use of transportable, portable, and handheld instruments (e.g., blood glucose meter) and test kits (e.g., HIV [human immunodeficiency virus] salivary assay). Given the mobility and convenience of these formats, POCT no longer represents an exclusive element of the hospital environment. POCT now encompasses the workplace, home, and disaster environments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
DEF

[Test effectué] à l'extérieur de la structure habituelle du laboratoire de l'établissement, souvent en présence du patient ou par le patient lui-même, en utilisant une bandelette, un appareil ou tout autre dispositif.

CONT

L'analyse délocalisée peut être pratiquée au lit du malade, au cabinet médical, dans une pharmacie, un centre de soins, un centre commercial ou par le patient lui-même. [...] En théorie, l'analyse délocalisée présente des avantages : temps de réponse [...] plus court, prise de décisions médicales plus rapide, élimination des problèmes d'identification et de transport, utilisation de volumes de spécimens plus faibles ainsi qu'une motivation plus forte du personnel concerné.

OBS

examen de biologie médicale délocalisé; test à proximité du patient : désignations publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 18 août 2023.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
CONT

Capillary blood glucose monitoring. Technological advances have provided the means for monitoring blood glucose levels by using a drop of capillary blood.

OBS

Capillary blood glucose monitoring is divided into point of care testing(POCT) in hospital and SMBG [self-monitoring of blood glucose]. SMBG is usually performed by patients themselves, and POCT is performed by nurses in hospitals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique

Spanish

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