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Condition Messages
Population condition messages appear in the lower left corner of the Run Samples screen.
They are:
Normal WBC Pop
Normal RBC Pop
Normal Plt Pop
If there is a voteout for WBC, RBC or Plt, no message appears for the respective parameter.
The system generates these population messages from one or a combination of the following:
suspect messages, definitive messages or meeting the criteria of an internal algorithm that
does not report a separate flag. High (H) and Low (L) flags do not cause Abnormal Pop
condition messages.
When there is an abnormal population message, you can use Ó
a window that lists the suspect and definitive messages associated with that sample. If the
window does not display and the DMS instructs you to print the results to see the messages,
press Ì
Print
Table 4.4 summarizes the origin of abnormal population messages.
Table 4.4 Origin of Abnormal Pop Messages
Message Type
Suspect
Definitive
No Message
Suspect Messages
Suspect messages flag an abnormal cell distribution or population. The system generates
these messages according to an internal algorithm. These messages appear on the sample
report printout. Confirm any abnormality by microscopic review. See Table 4.3.
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Abnormal WBC Pop
Abnormal RBC Pop
Abnormal Plt Pop
.
Source
Instrument
Internal Algorithm
User-Defined
Instrument
Internal Algorithm
Characteristic
Some abnormalities exhibit characteristic cluster patterns
that are indicated by specific suspect messages. Suspect
messages alert you to the possibility of a particular
abnormality. Not every atypical scatterplot has a
corresponding suspect message.
Messages appear at your laboratory's defined limits. If you
use definitive flags or condition messages for
decision-making purposes or action limits, these flags must
identify the limits for review/no review, action/no action, and
so on, according to your laboratory's criteria.
Certain conditions trigger an Abnormal WBC Pop message in
the absence of suspect or definitive flags.
DATA REVIEW
MESSAGES
to display
Cell Classification
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