Hematocrit Capillaries

For performance-diagnostic and training-control

For recreational or performance sports as well as rehabilitation in cardiac and pulmonary diseases. Lactate, the salt of lactic acid, occurs during physical stress. There’s a relationship between the lactate-concentration in the blood and the intensity. As a rule: the more intense the muscular demands, the higher the lactate-value. The instant measuring of the blood’s lactate-level with Accutrend Lactate therefore affords the choice of the individually correct training-intensity, sensible balance between stressing muscles and relaxation, reduction of over-stressing and danger of injury.

In the clinic and emergency medicine

The lactate-value reflects the extend of a hypoxia in the tissue. Its value can therefore be used for the prognosis of morbidity and mortality. There is a connection between level of injury and level of lactate-concentration. The repeated control of lactate after 12 hours, additionally enables the prognosis for patient survival. Lactate-determination is therefore indispensable in many emergency situations: i.e. with shock, cardio-vascular diseases, heart-failure, and cardiac arrest.

• simple and quick lactate-diagnostic
• requires just 15-50 µl blood
• results in 60 sec.
• memory for 100 values

Method
Photometric turbidity measuring

Sample material

Use capillary blood or EDTA-blood capillary blood immediately. Venous blood can be stored up to 24 hours at +15 to +25 °C.

Reagent

Ingredients: Gowers’ solution (pre-pipetted in single-test cuvettes) sodium-sulfate 194 mmol/l acetic acid 2,8 mol/l pH = 2,5

Storage and shelf-life

Shelf-life: the reagent is usable until the expiration date on the package, if stored in the dark at +15 °C to +25 °C.

Safety-notice

The reagent contains 16,9% acetic acid and is classified as a dangerous compound according to EG-regulations. Classification: Xi (irritating). Observe hazard warnings and safety tips on package. Safety brochure available upon request.

• for all miniphotometers like Dr. Lang, Bayer Combur etc.
• round-cuvette test for determination of the number of erythrocytes