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| {{DISPLAYTITLE: Beta HCG, Blood (POCT)}}
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| [[Category:Tests]]
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| [[Category:POCT]]
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| [[Category:Hawera]]
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| == '''Overview''' ==
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| |'''Department'''
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| |Point of Care Testing (POCT)
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| |'''Test Code'''
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| |N/A
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| |'''Synonyms'''
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| |Pregnancy related HCG
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| HCG - pregnancy test
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| BHCG - pregnancy test
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| Pregnancy test
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| Human chorionic gonadotrophin - pregnancy related
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| |'''Availability'''
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| |Monday - Sunday at Hawera Hospital, available out of hours for emergencies
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| |'''Turnaround Time'''
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| |10 minutes once cartridge is loaded into the i-Stat
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| |'''Stability – Add test'''
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| |N/A
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| == '''Specimen Requirements''' ==
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| |'''Specimen'''
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| |Venous sample collected into Heparinized
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| |'''Preferred'''
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| |Heparinized whole blood or plasma samples collected in plastic syringes or evacuated tubes containing lithium or sodium heparin filled to capacity.
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| |'''Acceptable'''
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| |Heparinized whole blood or plasma samples collected in plastic syringes or evacuated tubes containing lithium or sodium heparin filled to capacity.
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| |'''Unacceptable'''
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| |Grossly haemolysed samples are unacceptable
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| |'''Minimum Volume'''
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| |17 IU/L whole blood
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| |'''Specimen Collection and Transportation'''
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| == '''Test Information''' ==
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| |'''Test Method'''
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| |i-Stat - Total β-hCG Cartridge
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| |'''Unit of Measurement'''
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| | IU/L
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| |'''Reference Intervals'''
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| |Reportable range 5.0 – 2000.0 IU/L
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| < 5.0 IU/L - Negative
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| > 5.0 - 25.0 IU/L - Equivocal / Indeterminate
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| >25.0 IU/L - Positive
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| |'''Uncertainty of measurement'''
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| |N/A
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| |'''Additional Information'''
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| |Provides a quantitative and qualitative determination of ''β-hCG'' to aid in the early detection of pregnancy
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| == '''Comments''' ==
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| | colspan="2" |Quick user guides for testing should be available with the meter.
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| All procedures, worksheets and competency checklist for sign-off are available on the intranet to all Health NZ Staff.
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| This test is covered under the current IANZ Laboratory accreditation.
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| |}
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