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- Title
Comparison of a human portable glucometer and an automated chemistry analyzer for measurement of blood glucose concentration in pet ferrets (Mustela putorius furo).
- Authors
Summa, Noémie M.; Eshar, David; Lee-Chow, Bridget; Larrat, Sylvain; Brown, Dorothy C.
- Abstract
The article discusses a study comparing blood glucose concentrations measured using a validated laboratory analyzer and a portable blood glucometer (PBGM) in venous blood samples of 20 pet ferrets. Topics covered include the Bland-Altman plot method, the prevalence of hypoglycemia in sick ferrets, and the controversial reliability of PBGM.
- Subjects
FERRET; BIRD diseases; BLOOD sugar measurement; BLOOD sugar monitors; VETERINARY medicine; DISEASES
- Publication
Canadian Veterinary Journal / Revue Vétérinaire Canadienne, 2014, Vol 55, Issue 9, p865
- ISSN
0008-5286
- Publication type
Article