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Said: : "You cannot use the i-STAT PT-INR to test any patients unless they are on Warfarin treatment. It can't be used for random checks on patients not known to be on therapy with Warfarin. We no longer do POCT INR in the ED, as we can't trust th...

Said: : "I put out new QC every 3 months with the date opened and the expiration date. Everyone has the same outdates. The only difference is our Express Care Units (2) which get QC sent when it's needed. They always record expiration! We have 1...

Said: : "Hi Karen! Can you tell me more about how they determine the patient is therapeutically anticoagulated? I know the INR will be elevated for a patient on Coumadin. But what about patients on NOCAs? INR isn't the appropriate way to measure...

Said: : "We will not be going live with blood gases at first but will bring them up over the couple of months."

Said: : "a little tip that helps, I write the 3 month expiration date directly on the bottle and overlay it with clear scotch tape to prevent smudging which is likely to happen. Also we do the same here, every floor gets a fresh batch of controls ...