bedside glucose monitoring

bedside glucose monitoring

A format for measuring glucose, in which blood is obtained from the patient and measured immediately. It has been claimed that BGM reduces hospital stays and hospitalisation costs for patients with diabetic ketoacidosis and those in ITU/ICU.

bedside glucose monitoring

Endocrinology A format for measuring glucose, in which blood is obtained from the Pt and measured immediately; it has been claimed that BGM results in ↓ hospital stays and hospitalization costs for Pts with DKA. See Point-of-care testing.