Observations on the use of the ‘Seralyzer’ solid‐phase clinical chemistry system in a veterinary hospital laboratory

Abstract

ABSTRACTSolid‐phase clinical chemistry techniques coupled to a microprocessor‐controlled reflectance photometer have been used alongside more traditional, mainly ‘wet’, methods of analysis for the estimation of glucose, urea, cholesterol, creatinine and haemoglobin.The instrument concerned, Ames Company's ‘Seralyzer’, was found to be precise, reliable and simple to use. Accuracy was good, but, as with any instrument primarily intended for use with human specimens, species normal values should be checked and re‐adjusted where necessary.