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25 November 2022 Evaluation of the Agreement Between 2 Point-Of-Care Glucometers and a Laboratory Automated Analyzer in North American Raptors
Kara Hiebert, Sarah Reich, Matthew C. Allender
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Abstract

Blood glucose abnormalities are commonly observed in veterinary medicine. Point-of-care (POC) glucometers provide rapid results, are inexpensive, and require very small sample volumes to measure blood glucose concentrations. Although POC glucometers are used frequently in dogs and cats, there have been few studies evaluating POC glucometers in avian species, none of which include raptors. This study evaluated the agreement between a veterinary POC glucometer, a human POC glucometer, and a benchtop laboratory automated analyzer (auto analyzer) using both plasma and whole blood samples from 50 free-ranging raptors admitted to the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic (Urbana, IL, USA). The veterinary POC glucometer, when used with plasma and whole blood, and the human POC glucometer, when used with whole blood, were in poor agreement with the laboratory auto analyzer. The human POC glucometer, when used with plasma, was in greatest agreement with the laboratory auto analyzer, meeting the US Food and Drug Administration's accuracy guidelines for “over-the-counter” POC glucometers for use in humans. Based on these results, the use of the Contour Next EZ with plasma samples is the only POC recommended for use in raptors. Further research should focus on assessing the clinical utility of blood glucose measurements when treating various disease processes in raptors and the prognostic value of blood glucose measurements when assessing critically ill raptors.

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Kara Hiebert, Sarah Reich, and Matthew C. Allender "Evaluation of the Agreement Between 2 Point-Of-Care Glucometers and a Laboratory Automated Analyzer in North American Raptors," Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 36(3), 278-286, (25 November 2022). https://doi.org/10.1647/21-00006
Published: 25 November 2022
KEYWORDS
Alpha Trak 2
Avian
Contour Next EZ
glucometer
hawk
owl
raptor
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