title: Evaluation of a rapid reagent strip test for blood glucose determination in diarrheic calves.
abstract: Sixty-three blood samples from 10 diarrheic calves were tested for glucose concentration by two methods. Plasma glucose concentration was measured by the conventional glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase method in the clinical laboratory, and the results compared to those obtained using a rapid reagent strip test for blood glucose concentration measurement. The rapid reagent strip test result could not be used to make an accurate prediction of the actual plasma glucose concentration as determined by the conventional method, due to the wide variability in actual plasma glucose concentrations corresponding to each rapid test result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, 382 W. Street Road, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Sweeney
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Divers
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Zamos
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Spencer