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Point-of-care testing --- Bedside testing --- Near-patient testing --- POC testing (Diagnosis) --- POCT (Point-of-care testing) --- Point-of-care diagnostics --- Point-of-care systems --- Point-of-care technology --- Diagnosis --- Medical technology

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Biosensors --- Biomedical engineering --- Biosensing techniques --- Point-of-Care systems --- Bedside testing --- Near-patient testing --- POC testing (Diagnosis) --- POCT (Point-of-care testing) --- Point-of-care diagnostics --- Point-of-care systems --- Point-of-care technology --- Diagnosis --- Medical technology --- Clinical engineering --- Medical engineering --- Bioengineering --- Biophysics --- Engineering --- Medicine --- Biodetectors --- Biological detectors --- Biological sensors --- Biomedical detectors --- Biomedical sensors --- Detectors --- Medical instruments and apparatus --- Physiological apparatus

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A guide to point-of-care testing for health professionals in primary care settings.

Point-of-care testing. --- Medicine, Preventive. --- Preventive health services. --- Pathology. --- Diagnostic services. --- Medical technology. --- Médecine préventive --- Diagnostic --- Sociology of health --- Hygiene. Public health. Protection --- Semiology. Diagnosis. Symptomatology --- diagnosis --- pathology --- Medical care --- Medicine, Preventive --- Disease prevention --- Diseases --- Prevention of disease --- Preventive medicine --- Pathology --- Preventive health services --- Preventive medicine physicians --- Public health --- Bedside testing --- Near-patient testing --- POC testing (Diagnosis) --- POCT (Point-of-care testing) --- Point-of-care diagnostics --- Point-of-care systems --- Point-of-care technology --- Diagnosis --- Medical technology --- Prevention

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The underlying technology and the range of test parameters available are evolving rapidly. The primary advantage of POCT is the convenience of performing the test close to the patient and the speed at which test results can be obtained, compared to sending a sample to a laboratory and waiting for results to be returned. Thus, a series of clinical applications are possible that can shorten the time for clinical decision-making about additional testing or therapy, as delays are no longer caused by preparation of clinical samples, transport, and central laboratory analysis. Tests in a POC format can now be found for many medical disciplines including endocrinology/diabetes, cardiology, nephrology, critical care, fertility, hematology/coagulation, infectious disease and microbiology, and general health screening. Point-of-care testing (POCT) enables health care personnel to perform clinical laboratory testing near the patient. The idea of conventional and POCT laboratory services presiding within a hospital seems contradictory; yet, they are, in fact, complementary: together POCT and central laboratory are important for the optimal functioning of diagnostic processes. They complement each other, provided that a dedicated POCT coordination integrates the quality assurance of POCT into the overall quality management system of the central laboratory. The motivation of the third edition of the POCT book from Luppa/Junker, which is now also available in English, is to explore and describe clinically relevant analytical techniques, organizational concepts for application and future perspectives of POCT. From descriptions of the opportunities that POCT can provide to the limitations that clinician’s must be cautioned about, this book provides an overview of the many aspects that challenge those who choose to implement POCT. Technologies, clinical applications, networking issues and quality regulations are describ ed as well as a survey of future technologies that are on the future horizon. The editors have spent considerable efforts to update the book in general and to highlight the latest developments, e.g., novel POCT applications of nucleic acid testing for the rapid identification of infectious agents. Of particular note is also that a cross-country comparison of POCT quality rules is being described by a team of international experts in this field. .

Point-of-care testing. --- Bedside testing --- Near-patient testing --- POC testing (Diagnosis) --- POCT (Point-of-care testing) --- Point-of-care diagnostics --- Point-of-care systems --- Point-of-care technology --- Diagnosis --- Medical technology --- Medical laboratories. --- Anesthesiology. --- Emergency medicine. --- Critical care medicine. --- Family medicine. --- Internal medicine. --- Laboratory Medicine. --- Emergency Medicine. --- Intensive / Critical Care Medicine. --- General Practice / Family Medicine. --- Internal Medicine. --- Medicine, Internal --- Medicine --- Family practice (Medicine) --- General practice (Medicine) --- Physicians (General practice) --- Intensive care --- Intensive medicine --- Emergency medicine --- Intensive care units --- Medicine, Emergency --- Critical care medicine --- Disaster medicine --- Medical emergencies --- Anaesthesiology --- Surgery --- Diagnosis, Laboratory --- Health facilities --- Laboratories --- Laboratory medicine. --- General practice (Medicine). --- Clinical medicine --- Clinical pathology --- Diagnostic laboratory tests --- Laboratory diagnosis --- Laboratory medicine --- Medical laboratory diagnosis --- Pathology

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The topic of this book is the development of automated and inexpensive tools that transfer medical tests from a specialized clinical laboratory directly to the point of care, using biochip technology. Immediate access to medically relevant biochemical information for doctors and nurses promises to revolutionize patient care and dramatically lower costs. The miniaturization and automation of medical tests are made possible by biochip technology, that integrates advances in integrated circuits, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), microfluidics, and electronics. The target audience for this book includes engineering and biomedical researchers who would like to develop or apply biochip technology. They can use this book as a review of the field and as a guide for the development of novel biochip technology for point of care medicine. This book can also be used as a teaching tool for engineering and biomedical students, as as well as a reference for physicians and health professionals.

Evidence-based medicine. --- Outcome assessment (Medical care). --- Point-of-care systems. --- Point-of-care testing. --- Biomedical engineering --- Point-of-care testing --- Hospital Information Systems --- Chemistry Techniques, Analytical --- Patient Care Management --- Diagnosis --- Health Occupations --- Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems --- Engineering --- Investigative Techniques --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture --- Electrical Equipment and Supplies --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Health Services Administration --- Management Information Systems --- Hospital Administration --- Health Care --- Organization and Administration --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Equipment and Supplies --- Biomedical Engineering --- Lab-On-A-Chip Devices --- Microchip Analytical Procedures --- Point-of-Care Systems --- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures --- Biology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Biophysics --- Biomedical engineering. --- Bedside testing --- Near-patient testing --- POC testing (Diagnosis) --- POCT (Point-of-care testing) --- Point-of-care diagnostics --- Point-of-care systems --- Point-of-care technology --- Clinical engineering --- Medical engineering --- Physics. --- Medical biochemistry. --- Nanoscale science. --- Nanoscience. --- Nanostructures. --- Biophysics. --- Biological physics. --- Electronic circuits. --- Biophysics and Biological Physics. --- Biomedical Engineering. --- Medical Biochemistry. --- Electronic Circuits and Devices. --- Nanoscale Science and Technology. --- Bioengineering --- Medicine --- Medical technology --- Biochemistry. --- Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics. --- Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Chemistry --- Medical sciences --- Composition --- Nanoscience --- Physics --- Nano science --- Nanoscale science --- Nanosciences --- Science --- Electron-tube circuits --- Electric circuits --- Electron tubes --- Electronics --- Medical biochemistry --- Pathobiochemistry --- Pathological biochemistry --- Biochemistry --- Pathology --- Biological physics