| Literature DB >> 7305419 |
C M Dacombe, R G Dalton, D J Goldie, J P Osborne.
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The effect of changes in packed cell volume was studied in two commonly used reagent strip methods (Dextrostix and Reflotest) of measuring blood glucose and in a filter paper blood spot method. It was found that the results with both the reagent strip methods were greatly haematocrit-dependent. Attention is drawn to the possibility of false diagnoses of hypoglycaemia in haemoconcentrated patients and of normoglycaemia in anaemic patients.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 7305419 PMCID: PMC1627328 DOI: 10.1136/adc.56.10.789
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN: 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791