An accurate microchemical method of estimating sugar in the blood / Albert A. Epstein.

  • Epstein, Albert Arthur, 1880-1965.
Date:
1914
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Credit: An accurate microchemical method of estimating sugar in the blood / Albert A. Epstein. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    sugar in the blood. The use of the last of these I found inadvisable inasmuch as the color which it represents is too concentrated, and accurate readings with it are almost impos- sible. It is better, in cases in which a high sugar content in the blood is suspected (in diabetes for example) to use only 0.1 c.c. of blood for the determination. In all other cases 0.2 c.c. of blood should be used. The advantages of the method are obvious and require no discussion. It needs only seven to ten minutes to complete a determination of sugar. The small quantity of blood neces- sary for the test renders it suitable for general clinical work on children as well as adults, and does away with venipunc- ture. The colorimetric readings are easy and yield reliable results.5 995 Madison Avenue. 5. The special apparatus devised for this method was made for me by Eimer and Amend, New York.