Analyzing Microsamples - Siemens Rapidlab 1200 Operator's Manual

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NOTE:
information about entering patient sample data, refer to Entering Patient Sample
Data‚ page 2-22.
8. View the results.
For information about how results are displayed on the screen and in printed reports,
refer to Viewing Patient Results‚ page 2-27.
9. Select
CAUTION:
completely clean the fluid path, you should perform an additional wash. To
determine if the path is clean, observe if any colored fluid remains in the fluid
path after analysis. To perform a wash at the Analysis screen, select Wash.
The Wash button is grayed out if the system is busy. The Wash button is not
available if the lamp failure or LIS communications error indicators, which
occupy the same space on the screen, are active.

Analyzing Microsamples

NOTE:
first time.
Use this procedure to analyze patient samples when you know that you have insufficient
sample volume for routine analysis. The procedure allows the system to have time to
properly analyze a small volume sample.
The system analyzes the sample in 2 stages. First, the system analyzes pCO
then analyzes the remaining parameters. The system also measures pCO
second stage of the microsample if the pCO
following procedure, you position the sample at position 1 in the sample path to begin
analysis of pCO
does not analyze hemoglobin parameters.
BIOHAZARD:
Refer to Appendix A, Protecting Yourself from Biohazards for recommended
precautions when working with biohazardous materials.
1. Observe all rules and guidelines in Collecting Patient Samples‚ page 2-7.
2. At the Analysis screen, select the button for the patient sample type (arterial, capillary,
venous, mixed venous).
3. Select
4. Scan the barcode for the patient sample if required.
5. Insert the sample device into the sample port and select
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You can scan the patient ID and accession number in the appropriate field. For
when you finish viewing the results.
Continue
If the wash that is performed after sample analysis does not
Read this procedure completely before performing microsample analysis for the
and pO . For Rapidlab 1245 and 1265 systems, the microsample mode
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Wear personal protective equipment. Use universal precautions.
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sensor still contains sample. Using the
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