AST & ALT on Portable Analyzer
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I have a mobile testing site that needs to perform AST & ALTs. I thought of a Piccolo, but am not sure it can withstand the rigors of movement from week to week. Does anyone have any other ideas for platforms that can do these liver tests?
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Don't be to quick to dismiss the Piccolo. The US Military bounces those around in the backs of HUMVEEs to forward deployed Aid units all the time. Use a high quality Pelican (or similar brand) case with the foam inserts. Your biggest challenge will be the refrigeration and transportation of the disks.
I use the Piccolo CMP with Ast/ALT as well and they compare really well to main lab (Atellica) instruments. I agree with all points made by Andries.
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