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Definition of poct in English English dictionary
- (Tıp, İlaç) Point-of-care testing (POCT) is defined as diagnostic testing at or near the site of patient care. POCT is accomplished through the use of transportable, portable, and handheld instruments (e.g., blood glucose meter) and test kits (e.g., HIV salivary assay). Given the mobility and convenience of these formats, POCT no longer represents an exclusive element of the hospital environment. POCT now encompasses the workplace, home, and disaster environments. POCT has become established worldwide , finds vital roles in public health, and appears as the standard of care in monographs in the Thai and Indonesian languages. Cheaper, smaller, faster, and smarter POCT devices will assure its future importance in cost-effective integrated solutions to medical problems, such as diabetes and acute coronary syndrome