Teriparatide forms new bone, increases bone mineral density and bone strength, and as a result reduces the chance of getting a fracture (broken bone). Teriparatide can be used by men or postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who are at high risk for having fractures.
âPointâofâcare testing (POCT) refers to any testing conducted outside a lab, in. a hospital, in a clinic or by a health care organization providing ambulatory. care. This includes testing performed at sites outside the traditional lab. dedicated to medical biology, near where care is delivered to the client. Pointâ.
DOT stands for Directly Observed Therapy. DOT means that a health care worker meets with a person who has TB to help him or her remember to take the medicines to treat TB. The health care provider watches the patient take each drug dose.