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- Published on: 29 April 2016
- Published on: 29 April 2016Another cause of falsely high readingsShow More
Peritoneal dialysis patients can also have falsely high bedside glucose estimations. Icodextrin in the dialysate can pass into the blood where it is metabolised to maltose. Maltose reacts with glucose sticks utilising the glucose dehydrogenase with coenzyme pyrroloquinolinequinone (GDH PQQ) assay to give a falsely high reading. Kits using glucose oxidase or hexokinase are less affected. Again the blood gas analyser will r...
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