Principles and Practice of Point of Care Testing-1판

PART I. INTRODUCTION
Point-of-Care Testing in the 21st Century
Goals and Guidelines for Point-of-Care Testing
Principles of the Hybrid Laboratory
Principles of Anticoagulation and Sample Transport
Scientific Principles of Point-of-Care Whole-Blood Analysis
Dry Reagent Prothrombin Time and Other Hemostasis Methods
Immunoassays for Point-of-Care Testing
Advantages and Disadvantages of Point-of-Care Instruments

PART II. POINT-OF-CARE TESTING IN THE HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL
PRACTICE
Point-of-Care Hematology, Hemostasis, and Thrombolysis Testing
Point-of-Care Testing in Surgery, Intensive Care, and
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Point-of-Care Testing in Emergency Medicine
On-Site Evaluation of Chest Pain Using Biochemical Markers of
Myocardial Injury
Bedside Testing, Glucose Monitoring, and Diabetes Management
Nursing Strategies for Point-of-Care Testing
Point-of-Care Testing for Infectious Diseases
Molecular Diagnosis at the Point of Care
Point-of-Care Drug Testing
Point-of-Care Testing for Body Fluids
Ex Vivo and In Vivo Monitoring of Prematures and Neonates
Point-of-Care Testing in the Children's Hospital

PART III. POINT-OF-CARE TESTING IN THE HEALTH SYSTEM, COMMUNITY,
AND FIELD
Point-of-Care Testing in Primary Care Networks and Managed Care
Point-of-Care testing in the Veteran's Affairs System
Point-of-Care Testing in the Community Health System
Patient Self-Testing and Self-Management of Oral Anticoagulation
with Point-of-Care Testing
Home-Based Point-of-Care Testing
Advances in the Physician Office Laboratory

PART IV. MANAGEMENT, PERFORMANCE, ACCREDITATION, AND EDUCATION
Assessing Point-of-Care Testing Programs
Quality Management and Administration of Point-of-Care Programs
Regulation, Accreditation, and Education
Meeting JCAHO Standards for the Hospital Setting
Point-of-Care Testing and the American College of Pathologists
FDA Regulation of Home-Use In Vitro Diagnostic Devices
Regulatory Qualification of New Point-of-Care Diagnostic Devices

PART V. INFORMATION, SECURITY, AND KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
Informatics and Data Management
Information Systems for Point-of-Care Testing in Critical Care
Security, Validation, and Connectivity
The Role of the Clinical Data Repository in Point-of-Care Testing
Electronic Consultation and Telemedicine
Internet-Based Disease Management for Home Care and Self-Testing

PART VI. ECONOMICS, OUTCOME, AND OPTIMIZATION
Billing for Point-of-Care Testing
The Role of Point-of-Care Testing in Care Paths
Health and Disease Management: The Role of Point-of-Care Testing
Improving Economic Outcomes by Algorithmic Diagnosis of
Myocardial Infarction
Using Lactate to Predict Patient Outcomes
Improving Medical and Economic Outcomes with Point-of-Care
Testing

INDEX