content: I'm sure you are much more familiar with the technical details than I am. Just as a demonstration of that I have to say that the first thing that came into my mind when I read your response was CPK/CK. This tells you how old I am. Like you I hope this new avenue proves useful. It's sort of off topic, but one thing I find "annoying" about the laboratory system in many hospitals is that the time taken up by sample transport and reporting often far outweighs that taken up in the actual 'wet-work'. It would be a happy situation if more tests were able to be done bedside and if lab techs became more of analyzers and transmitters of information in (almost) real time. I recognize that some (most) tests can't be performed outside of the lab, but it would be beneficial for all concerned if they could.