I had one of these to look at. I was a bit perplexed as to how to QC the
thing for three reasons:
1. It analyses whole blood not serum and we use Rotheras reagent in the
lab on serum/plasma. Therefore you're comparing apples and bananas.
Serum can't be used on the Optium.
2. It detects only b-hydroxybutyric not acetoacetic as do most of the
ketone strips available.
3. Samples are unstable once exposed to air. Therefore difficult to
conduct a whole blood QC program, I think.
All a bit of a headache really. It would be good for home use I guess
as a screening tool for an unstable diabetic but if you add different
operators into the mix and use it as a POCT instrument, I think you're
asking for trouble.
Chris Budgen (Mr)
POCT Coordinator
Canterbury Health Laboratories
Christchurch
New Zealand
Internal ext. 81850
DDI: 03 364 1850
Cell phone: 025 973 645
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Our A/E doctors want to have the above for measuring
blood ketones. Has any body used it? Is there a QC for
POCT blood ketones? Are there any caveats?
thanks in anticipation.
Mohammad
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Dr. M A Al-Jubouri
Consultant Chemical Pathologist
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