BeneCheck Plus series User Manual page 44

Additional Information for Healthcare Professionals :
● When venous whole blood is used for the test, it can be collected into
heparin-containing test tubes winthin 30 minutes after drawing. The results may
be 7% lower than a capillary sample.
● Interferences : Acetaminophen, uric acid, ascorbic acid, dopamine,
gentistic acid, ibuprofen, methyl DOPA, salicylate, tetracycline, tolazamide,
tolbutamide (when at physiological or therapeutical levels) do not significantly
affect the results.
● Patients undergoing oxygen therapy may yield falsely low results.
● In situations of decreased peripheral blood flow, examples would include but are
not limited to severe dehydration, in shock, or in a hyperosmolar state (with or
without ketosis), hypertension, the test results may be falsely low.
● BeneCheck PLUS Glucose Test Strips are plasma calibrated, testing with serum
or plasma sample will give falsely high results.
● BeneCheck PLUS Glucose Test Strips have not been validated for testing with
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