DRyderPOCT

Point of Care Testing Coordinator in the NHS

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@autismadhdmicro That’s my life

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@daJMTexperience Happy to chat @daJMTexperience about how Faith fits together for me.

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@aaroncumminsNHS @UHMBT Absolutely. Amy will truly be missed.

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@daJMTexperience I guess radiometer got involved as I think my colleague wasn’t around. I meant to check in with it to see what happened, but other things took over.

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@daJMTexperience Good. I’m glad it’s back working. Yes there definitely is a prism involved and the sensor is pretty much what’s in your camera.

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@daJMTexperience @HeatherFTSUG Possibly. But on photographic film, the film is ionised. I don’t know the answer but I think a camera sensor doesn’t work that way. I may be over complicating it though. After all both light and x-rays are electromagnetic radiation.

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@daJMTexperience I can help with that.

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As Nish says - if you have a +ve LFD *OR* any of the three main symptoms, however mild, please book a PCR rather than relying on an LFD.

This isn't just about an accurate result, it's crucially also providing a sample for sequencing that can be used to identify & track variants

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@BBCNewsnight @Dr_Ellie Read the evidence. https://t.co/dNehjfeEY5

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@EdanStarforth @DrSelvarajah @dan26wales So kind, thank you.

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@EdanStarforth @DrSelvarajah @dan26wales 4d chess? Oooh sounds fun. I s’pose you could argue that lab professionals occupy a different dimension. Which dimension depends on your view of us.

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@p57951380 @DrSelvarajah @dan26wales Far, far, far to many people. Used in the right way and at the right time they have their uses. I was tempted to make a comment about how you don’t get to choose which microbe... but decided to be good.

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@EdanStarforth @DrSelvarajah @dan26wales No really!?!

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@i_petersen @michaelmina_lab @profbuchan @TheStatsGeek @ScienceShared Aren’t the false negatives just as much of a problem as a false positive? Can I get a copy of the paper? I’d like to review how the quality of the LFT was managed e,g. Who took swab, who performed test, how where storage conditions managed?

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@MI5GCJ @SingletonWayne @dralisonj LFT not particularly great at picking up anything. LFT needs millions of virus particles to turn positive. PCR needs hundreds to turn positive. (Bit of an over simplification still)

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@aliactorest @invadingpirate @doctor_oxford I wouldn’t consent to twice weekly n+t swab for LFT test.

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@aliactorest @invadingpirate @doctor_oxford From what I can see LFT is nose and throat swab. PCR is nasopharyngeal or depending on local testing might be nasal. PCR is not necessarily more unpleasant. I was shocked when I saw the instructions for LFT asking for n + t. Much more unpleasant for little gain in quality.