Diagnostics systems and methods

A point-of-care diagnostic system, comprising:

• a cartridge having:
• a sample chamber that is structured to receive a sample, the sample containing one or more component types, and also configured to store the sample within the sample chamber;
• an electrophoresis strip structured to receive at least a portion of the sample from the sample chamber and to receive a selectively applied electric current;
• a reader having:
• a cartridge receptacle shaped to receive the cartridge and initiate an electrophoresis diagnostic process in response to receiving the cartridge;
• an electrophoresis module structured to cause the selectively applied electric current to be applied to the electrophoresis strip of the cartridge, the electrophoresis strip having thereon received at least a portion of the sample;
• an electrophoresis band detection module structured to detect one or more bands of at least a portion of the sample on the electrophoresis strip caused by the selectively applied electric current and to generate band detection data based on the one or more bands of the at least a portion of the sample;
• a processor programmed to:
• receive the band detection data;
• analyze the band detection data to determine one or more band characteristics for each of the one or more bands, each of the one or more bands corresponding to one of the one or more component types of the sample;
• identify the one more component types of the sample based on the one or more band detection characteristics of each of the one or more bands;
• generate diagnostic results based at least in part on the one or more component types of the sample;
• and
• transmit the diagnostic results to an output.