Method of extracting and analyzing the composition of bodily fluids

A method of preparing for analysis a bodily fluid of a patient, said method comprising:

• operably connecting a fluid separation system to said patient;
• drawing a portion of said bodily fluid from said patient and into said fluid separation system;
• and
• separating a first component from said drawn portion of bodily fluid with said fluid separation system, while said fluid separation system remains operably connected to said patient.

A method of extracting and analyzing a bodily fluid of a patient, said method comprising the steps of:

• attaching an analyte detection system to a patient wherein said analyte detection system further comprises a fluid handling system;
• attaching said fluid handling system to said patient;
• drawing a sample of bodily fluid from said patient into said fluid handling system;
• and
• directly analyzing said sample with said analyte detection system to measure a concentration of an analyte.