Advantages of Point-Of-Care Testing (POCT) Include All of the Following

question 4

Multiple Choice

Advantages of point-of-care testing (POCT) include all of the following except:

• A) faster turnaround time of test results.
• B) providing faster patient treatment.
• C) limiting the amount of blood needed for testing.
• D) providing a wider variety of laboratory tests.

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Definitions:

Lead Time

The amount of time that elapses between the initiation of a process and its completion, often used in the context of product manufacturing or procurement.

Standard Deviation

An indicator of the spread or distribution of a data set, revealing how much the values deviate from the average.

Lead Time

The time taken from initiating a process until its completion, often used in the context of the time between ordering a product and its delivery.

Fill Rate

A metric that measures the percentage of customer or sales orders that are fulfilled from stock available, indicating the ability to meet demand.