Handbook of Near-Patient Testing - Softcover

Crook, Martin A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1900151243 ISBN 13: 9781900151245

Publisher: Greenwich Medical Media, 1999

Synopsis

Near patient testing, or NPT, of various pathology investigations has recently gained the considerable interest of health-care professionals. NPT involves measuring various analytes in samples taken from the patient at the bedside or in the out-patient clinic or GP's surgery. In a few cases, NPT can even be undertaken by the patient themselves. The advantages of NPT are obvious; it is cost effective and has a rapid turn-around of results which allow patient treatment to be instigated or altered promptly in the light of the test findings. The aim of this book is to provide a practical guide to the techniques themselves and also to highlight common pitfalls which may adversely affect the results obtained and the means to avoid them and establish a satisfactory result quality for their patients.

Edition details

• Publisher: Greenwich Medical Media
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1900151243
• ISBN 13: 9781900151245
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 116