accucheck when admitted to hosp.

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Specializes in ICU/CCU.

hello everyone,

Would you please help me to answer this question why most patients when being admitted to hosp. are ordered accucheck? (not stress, not corticosteroids- high blood sugar side effects) Thank you so much.

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What have you considered?

What does accuchek, well, check? Why would we care? Why would this simple screen be useful in an admitted population?

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Specializes in Pedi.

Never done routine accuchecks on patients without a clinical indication for it. We're not big fans of unnecessarily sticking children in pediatrics. Never had one done on myself either despite multiple hospitalizations.

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We may do a serum glucose but I've never seen routine accuchecks on med surg patients without an indication. Even in the ER we'll do serum. Is this a specialty floor? Are you sure you're reading the question right?

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