Accuracy of Blood Electrolyte Measurements Taken with a Portable Measuring Device (PalmLab™) Compared to Standard Laboratory Procedures

Authors

  • Dorothee Janssen Cornell University Veterinary College, Ithaca, NY
  • Michelle Seymour-Stefanski Cornell University Veterinary College, Ithaca, NY
  • Tracy Stokol Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  • Lorin Warnick Cornell University Veterinary College, Ithaca, NY

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20015222

Keywords:

blood electrolyte, veterinary practice, PalmLab™, laboratory procedures

Abstract

Large animal practitioners frequently must make treatment decisions without accurate knowledge of their patients' exact blood electrolyte status. The PalmLab™ device was specifically developed for veterinary practice. This trial was undertaken to evaluate the accuracy of measurements of the major blood electrolytes of interest in dairy practice (Ca, Mg, K, P) as measured by the PalmLab™, compared to results obtained from standard laboratory procedures performed by the Cornell University Clinical Pathology Laboratory.

Author Biography

Dorothee Janssen, Cornell University Veterinary College, Ithaca, NY

Tierarzt

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Published

2001-09-13

Issue

2001

Section

Research Summaries - General

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