This picture shows the strength of point-of-care diagnostics modern medical devices aimed at bringing the laboratory to the patient. These are small yet advanced devices that can analyse blood, measure vital signs, and evaluate organ activity within a few minutes and not hours. Waiting to find the answers may be the most difficult part when either you are at the bedside or in a consultation scenario. These applications will eradicate that pause so you can get real time data to make informed decisions on your treatment by your physician. It could be in the form of a handheld ultrasound where it could be used to see the presence of fluid around the heart, a portable blood analyzer where it could cheque the level of electrolytes, or a digital monitor that could monitor the constant oxygen levels, but in all cases, the level of accuracy is lab-grade wherever it is required.