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Roche Launches Improved Point-of-Care Test to Help Diagnose High Risk Heart Attack Patients
2015 29 Jun
The Roche test enables healthcare professionals to identify patients with a suspected heart attack in the pre-hospital setting, helping ensure correct diagnosis and immediate, appropriate intervention.Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) has announced that its improved CARDIAC point-of-care Troponin T test for the cobas h 232 system is now available... Read more
Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Potential and Limitations
2015 16 Feb
Ultrasound was not widely used outside the radiology suite or echocardiography laboratory 20 years ago. More recently, ultrasound has become common in emergency departments (EDs), perioperative care units, acute care floors in the hospital and in clinics. It is routinely used by physicians and advanced practice providers with variable training for... Read more