Table 3. Point-of-care unit-use analyzers that provide quantitative output and commercially available devices.

Application	Sample type	Detection principles	Transition point	Setting	Currently available commercial devices
Glucose detection	Plasma/whole blood	Micromechanical (microcoagulation)/ electrochemical (amperometric)	Monitoring	Home, inpatient and outpatient	OneTouch, Acccheck, FreeStyle Libre 14 day system
Basic metabolic panel	Plasma/whole blood	Electrochemical	Stratification and monitoring	Inpatient	i-STAT