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Electrolyte analyser ‐ toy or tool?
Author(s) -
Dobromylskyj Peter
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.26.9.507
Subject(s) - analyser , electrolyte , outcome (game theory) , medicine , intensive care medicine , computer science , medical physics , chemistry , economics , chromatography , mathematical economics , electrode
IN this article, Peter Dobromylskyj asserts that an electrolyte analyser is undoubtedly a tool and not a toy. He provides examples of a range of clinical situations in which electrolyte measurement allows the vet to make informed decisions about therapy. In many cases, these decisions must be made urgently and may markedly influence the outcome for the patient. Moreover, there are a number of less urgent conditions in which the use of an analyser is helpful ‐ allowing the equipment to earn its keep between critical patients.