Analysis of point-of-care and over-the-counter testing methods for hemoglobin A1c: how good do they need to be?

Correlation between Standard Clinical Chemistry and Point of Care Testing Analyzers on Hemoglobin A1C Determination

How to define ‘Moral Realism’

Moral realism is the doctrine that some propositions asserting that some action is ‘morally’ good (obligatory, bad, or wrong) are true. This paper examines three different definitions of what it is for an action to be ‘morally’ good (with corresponding definitions for ‘morally’ obligatory, bad, or wrong) which would make moral realism a clear and plausible view. The first defines ‘morally good ...

Field effect transistor nanobiosensors: State-of-the-art and key challenges as point of care testing devices

The existing health care systems focus on treating diseases rather than preventing them. Patients are generally not tested unless physiological symptoms are appeared. When they do get tested, the results often take several days and can be inconclusive if the disease is at an early stage. In order to facilitate the diagnostics process and make tests more readily available for patients, the conce...

How Much Can We Save the Cost from Shifting from Single - Test Strip to Multiple - Test Strip in Point of Care Testing Analysis for Common Clinical Chemistry Parameters ?

بررسی شاخص های مرتبط با کیفیت مراقبت بیماران دیابتی تحت پوشش برنامه پزشک خانواده روستایی شهرستان ارومیه در سال 1396

Background & Aims: More than 382 million people in the world live with diabetes, 80% of whom live in low-income and developing countries. Today, it is quite clear that improving metabolic control in diabetic patients can reduce the complications of the disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of care associated with diabetic patients under the coverage of Urmia rural famil...