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Bryan Robeson posted a reply on Re: Who considers " Trace" RBCs in a urine dips...

Tuesday, Apr 25, 2017 at 11:12 AM

Said: : "We flag trace as Abnormal. It is up to the physician to determine if the trace result is clinically significant or not."

Susan Brady Bagosy posted a reply on Re: Who considers " Trace" RBCs in a urine dips...

Tuesday, Apr 25, 2017 at 10:54 AM

Said: : "Our central lab converts trace to negative, so we adopted the same practice at the Point of Care. All trace results are seen as negative in the chart."

Gregory Olsen posted a new Topic

Tuesday, Apr 25, 2017 at 9:36 AM

Who considers " Trace" RBCs in a urine dipstick as Abnormal

: "Our facility currently flags all urine dipstick results at the “Trace” level as being Abnormal.
I personally believe that due to the improved sensitivity of dips sticks with most manufacturers, that the detection of myoglobin is now more common that it was 15-20 years ago and that trace is a normal physiologic occurrence when physical
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Robert Smith joined the group.

Monday, Apr 24, 2017 at 12:25 PM

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michelle gray posted a reply on Re: Co-Oximetry in Cath Lab

Saturday, Apr 22, 2017 at 10:24 AM

Said: : "We went with the ABL80, as apposed to the Avox. We were able to add an interface easily because we already had radiometers. The ABL80 is easy to use, the downside is the reagent packs are good for 60 days, so there is a lot of waste."