Quantitative analysis of a biological sample of unknown quantity
First Claim
1. A method for determining the level of an analyte in blood from a solution formed from a dried blood fluid specimen, said blood fluid specimen being a plasma or serum specimen, comprising:
- in either order, measuring the analyte level in said solution and measuring the level of at least one normalizing analyte; and
determining the analyte level in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was collected based on said analyte level in said solution and on the level of said normalizing analyte in said solution, wherein, in determining the analyte level in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was collected, a recovery delta is added to the analyte level of the analyte level in said solution to provide a recovery delta corrected solution analyte level, and the analyte level in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was collected is determined as a function of said recovery delta corrected solution analyte level and on the level of said normalizing analyte, wherein said recovery delta is a positive value, wherein said recovery delta is determined as a function of the time elapsed since said blood fluid specimen was collected.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for testing a modified specimen such as a dried blood spot, plasma or serum specimen, for an analyte of interest, such as cholesterol. In accordance with the disclosed subject matter, the level of the analyte of interest in the medium from which the modified specimen was obtained (e.g., from a patient'"'"'s blood) is determined based on the level of an analyte in a solution formed from the modified specimen and on the level of at least one normalizing analyte. The analyte and normalizing analyte each may be an ion, compound, biochemical entity, or property of the specimen. Also disclosed are a fluid collector and a fluid collection device.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for determining the level of an analyte in blood from a solution formed from a dried blood fluid specimen, said blood fluid specimen being a plasma or serum specimen, comprising:
- in either order, measuring the analyte level in said solution and measuring the level of at least one normalizing analyte; and
determining the analyte level in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was collected based on said analyte level in said solution and on the level of said normalizing analyte in said solution, wherein, in determining the analyte level in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was collected, a recovery delta is added to the analyte level of the analyte level in said solution to provide a recovery delta corrected solution analyte level, and the analyte level in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was collected is determined as a function of said recovery delta corrected solution analyte level and on the level of said normalizing analyte, wherein said recovery delta is a positive value, wherein said recovery delta is determined as a function of the time elapsed since said blood fluid specimen was collected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- in either order, measuring the analyte level in said solution and measuring the level of at least one normalizing analyte; and
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7. A method for determining the level of an analyte in blood from a solution formed from a dried blood fluid specimen, said blood fluid specimen being a plasma or serum specimen, comprising:
- in either order, measuring the analyte level in said solution and measuring the level of at least one normalizing analyte; and
determining the analyte level in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was collected based on said analyte level in said solution and on the level of said normalizing analyte in said solution, wherein, in determining the analyte level in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was collected, a recovery delta is added to the analyte level of the analyte level in said solution to provide a recovery delta corrected solution analyte level, and the analyte level in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was collected is determined as a function of said recovery delta corrected solution analyte level and on the level of said normalizing analyte, wherein said recovery delta is a negative value, wherein said recovery delta is determined as a function of the time elapsed since said blood fluid specimen was collected.
- in either order, measuring the analyte level in said solution and measuring the level of at least one normalizing analyte; and
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8. A method for determining the level of an analyte in blood from a solution formed from a dried blood fluid specimen, said blood fluid specimen being a plasma or serum specimen, comprising:
- in either order, measuring the analyte level in said solution and measuring the level of at least a first normalizing analyte; and
determining an analyte level in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was collected based on said analyte level in said solution and on the level of said first normalizing analyte in said solution, wherein the calculation of analyte level in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was taken includes a predetermined nonlinear first analyte correction factor, measuring the level of at least a second normalizing analyte in said solution, wherein the level of analyte in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was collected is determined based on the level of said second normalizing analyte and on the corrected first analyte level. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
- in either order, measuring the analyte level in said solution and measuring the level of at least a first normalizing analyte; and
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11. A method for reporting a test result, comprising:
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receiving an incoming inquiry from a user; prompting said user for a test number; retrieving a test result from a database of test numbers and test results; and reporting said test result to said user, said test result comprising an analyte level having been determined according to a method for determining the level of an analyte in blood from a solution formed from a dried blood fluid specimen, said blood fluid specimen being a plasma or serum specimen, comprising;
in either order, measuring the analyte level in said solution and measuring the level of at least one normalizing analyte; and
determining the analyte level in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was collected based on said analyte level in said solution and on the level of said normalizing analyte in said solution, wherein, in determining the analyte level in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was collected, a recovery delta is added to the analyte level of the analyte level in said solution to provide a recovery delta corrected solution analyte level, and the analyte level in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was collected is determined as a function of said recovery delta corrected solution analyte level and on the level of said normalizing analyte.
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12. A method for reporting a test result, comprising:
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receiving an incoming inquiry from a user; prompting said user for a test number; retrieving a test result from a database of test numbers and test results; and reporting said test result to said user, said test result comprising an analyte level having been determined according to a method for determining the level of an analyte in blood from a solution formed from a dried blood fluid specimen, said blood fluid specimen being a plasma or serum specimen, comprising;
in either order, measuring the analyte level in said solution and measuring the level of at least a first normalizing analyte; and
determining the analyte level in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was collected based on said analyte level in said solution and on the level of said first normalizing analyte in said solution, wherein the calculation of analyte level in the blood from which said blood fluid specimen was taken includes a predetermined nonlinear first analyte correction factor.
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