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Article: Accuracy of capillary blood glucose monitoring in patients with altered body temperatures: a pilot study. (Research for Practice).
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- MedSurg Nursing
- Article date:
- December 1, 2001
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Patients with hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia are frequently encountered in critical care settings and at times their conditions are life threatening. The rapid determination of blood glucose concentration is often crucial for the appropriate management of these critically ill patients. In recent years capillary blood glucose monitoring (CBGM) has become standard for individuals in the home. In hospitals, health care professionals are increasingly making bedside capillary blood glucose determinations using reagent strips and a reflectance meter (Gusek, 1994; Valentine, 2000). Fingerstick glucose determinations are commonly made for patients in a coma or with altered mental ...