"Point-of-Care Testing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Allows patient diagnoses in the physician’s office, in other ambulatory setting or at bedside. The results of care are timely, and allow rapid treatment to the patient. (from NIH Fact Sheet Point-of-Care Diagnostic Testing, 2010.)
| Descriptor ID |
D000067716
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.874.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Point-of-Care Testing- Point-of-Care Testing
- Point-of-Care Testings
- Testing, Point-of-Care
- Testings, Point-of-Care
- Point of Care Testing
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Point-of-Care Testing" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation of the Feasibility and Efficacy of Point-of-Care Antibody Tests for Biomarker-Guided Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019. J Infect Dis. 2025 Mar 17; 231(3):677-683.
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Time is brain: detection of nonconvulsive seizures and status epilepticus during acute stroke evaluation using point-of-care electroencephalography. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2025 Jan; 34(1):108116.