Table Of Contents - CardioChek PLUS User Manual

I. Purpose .......................................................................................................................................... 4
II. Principle ......................................................................................................................................... 4
A. The CardioChek Plus Test System ............................................................................................. 4
B. Test Strips .................................................................................................................................. 4
C. The MEMo Chip ........................................................................................................................ 4
Guidelines for Using the MEMo Chip ........................................................................................ 5
III. Specimen Collection ...................................................................................................................... 5
A. Fingerstick (Capillary) Whole Blood Samples ........................................................................... 5
B. Venous Whole Blood Samples .................................................................................................. 6
C. Interfering Substances .............................................................................................................. 6
IV. Equipment/Materials/Reagents .................................................................................................... 6
A. Equipment ................................................................................................................................. 7
B. Materials ................................................................................................................................... 7
C. Reagent Preparation ................................................................................................................. 7
D. Storage and Handling Requirements ........................................................................................ 7
V. Quality Control (QC)....................................................................................................................... 7
A. Use of the Check Strips ............................................................................................................. 8
How to Use the Check Strip ...................................................................................................... 8
Expected Results ....................................................................................................................... 8
B. Quality Control of the PTS Panels Lipid Panel Test Strips ......................................................... 8
How to Use PTS Panels Multi-Chemistry Controls .................................................................... 9
Expected Results ....................................................................................................................... 9
How to Use PTS Panels HDL Cholesterol Controls .................................................................. 10
Expected Results ..................................................................................................................... 11

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