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Q J Med 2001; 94: 571-573
© 2001 Association of Physicians

Editorial

Point-of-care testing: no pain, no gain

M.J. Murphy

Consultant Chemical Pathologist, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth

J.R. Paterson

Consultant Biochemist, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries

Simple point-of-care testing (POCT) has long been a feature of hospital wards and general practice surgeries. Familiar examples include urinalysis, blood glucose measurement and ECGs. Increasingly, however, the range of tests that can be undertaken at the point of care spans the full gamut of clinical practice.1 Markers of myocardial damage can now be measured on admission in the assessment of patients with chest pain, both for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction and for risk stratification. Measurement of D-dimers may permit more efficient triage of patients with suspected deep-vein thrombosis. On-site screening for microbial antigens or inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein allows rapid determination of whether or not antibiotic therapy is appropriate, in advance of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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