You can actually do everything on 500uL from a finger prick and we use the
neonate tubes for it especially on in-patients who have little or no venous
access. The only exception we have is coagulation studies.
Elizabeth MacNamara
Dept. Diagnostic Medicine
Jewish General Hospital
McGill University, Montreal
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Subject: POCT LFT
Dear mass brain,
We have a patient with an intractable fear of needles - apparently can
not even discuss it with her clinician.
This lady requires steroid therapy for rheumatoid arthritis - and thus
minimum monitoring with creatinine, FBC and LFTs.
She has agreed to have finger prick tests..
Is anybody doing LFTs on finger prick samples?
Even if by blood spot in a lab..
I do not want to organise bringing in a new piece of equipment to the
Trust for this one patient. The cost implication would not justify it.
So any laboratories doing a blood spot LFT?
Or even if there are any local hospitals (London area) offering a finger
prick option - the clinician is prepared to refer them on..
I have suggested hypnotherapy.
Many thanks
Katy
Mrs Katy Heaney MSc DipRCPath
POCT Manager, Principal Biochemist
Chemical Pathology
Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust
Tel: 0208 216 4049
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