tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232228941129431680.post8144190764116516142..comments2023-06-13T04:26:17.537-07:00Comments on Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS) - SAY NO to Home INR and Finger Stick Machines!!: Accurate 66% of the time?Finger Stick Machine Educationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16601438787866118664noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232228941129431680.post-35832029552490655872008-06-01T15:31:00.000-07:002008-06-01T15:31:00.000-07:00Anonymous, Amen! Love the black mold comparison!Anonymous, <BR/><BR/>Amen! Love the black mold comparison!Finger Stick Machine Educationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601438787866118664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232228941129431680.post-62221183623706769662008-06-01T14:23:00.000-07:002008-06-01T14:23:00.000-07:00Would you buy a house that may have black mold? P...Would you buy a house that may have black mold? Probably not, unless you were looking to flip the house or wanted to possibly live in black mold and take the extra risks to your health.<BR/><BR/>These machines aren't wonderful. And what about those false lows. <BR/><BR/>I had a blood draw from the doctor's, and asked them to do a pt/inr, then I went straight to the hospital where I have a standing order and got a finger stick. The finger stick was 1.9, the vein draw was 2.3. Vein draws from now on.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to tell the people at my hospital that APS people shouldn't get fingersticks. I think we all should tell our doctors, phlebotomists, vampire people, etc. that venous is the only way for us APS folks. They don't necessarily read the literature, and APS is such a new diagnosis that they haven't learned this in school, and it hasn't hit the continuing medical education courses. So we 'special ones' surround us with people who do know that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232228941129431680.post-53527174782618670242008-05-31T09:17:00.000-07:002008-05-31T09:17:00.000-07:00Anonymous, Your welcome. My only goal is to educat...Anonymous, <BR/>Your welcome. My only goal is to educate. I am not trying to stir up drama, but to try to help people make educated decisions based on facts. <BR/><BR/>Kudos to you for taking the information to your doctors and good for them for being honest. <BR/><BR/>I wish you the best of luck!Finger Stick Machine Educationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601438787866118664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232228941129431680.post-90426985315899424232008-05-31T08:31:00.000-07:002008-05-31T08:31:00.000-07:00Once again, thank you for helping me make an infor...Once again, thank you for helping me make an informed decision. <BR/><BR/>I have spoken with my doctors (including the ones I work with) and printed out all of the literature these links have provided and it was agreed that these machines are not safe for me. Their words, not mine. <BR/><BR/>I am an RN in an ICU and I do feel I am competent enough to use the machine. Is the finger stick INR machine competent enough for my blood? Apparently, not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com