Monitoring Reagent Positions, Number Of Tests, Volumes, And Days Remaining; Notes - Siemens ADVIA 1800 Operator's Manual

• execute a barcode scan
• deselect a reagent
• print a reagent summary report
• view the Total Test summary
• view the calibration interval review
Monitoring Reagent Positions, number of Tests, Volumes, and Days
Remaining
NOTE:
To display the RTT2 reagents, select RTT2.
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Deselect check box allows you to deactivate a reagent container or mark a primary
wedge as a backup.
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The Test Name displays the reagent name from the System Test List window.
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The R column displays the reagent tray, either R1 (RTT1) or R2 (RTT2).
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The Posi. # displays the
RTT2 reagent tray. The system automatically updates the position number based on
the reagent pack position during a barcode scan. Position numbers for reagent
containers without barcodes are entered manually in the System Test List window.
• P/B identifies the
containers available (Backup).
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When the Reagent Inventory window opens, the RTT1 reagents display by default.
position number
reagent container currently in use
#Tests is the number of tests
The Lot# field displays the reagent lot number.
The Expiration Date is scanned from the reagent container barcode. Non-
barcoded containers display the date from the Reagent Container Settings window
or N/A if no container set expiration date is entered.
The Cal Interval Days is the number of days remaining to the end of the
calibration interval. When you place a reagent with a new lot number on the
system, the Cal Interval Days column defaults to the letter C. This indicates that
you must run calibration on the new reagent. After calibrating the new reagent,
the number in the Cal Interval Days column resets to the maximum calibration
interval determined by the value entered at the Reagent Information window. On
each new day, the number counts down. When the Cal Interval reaches 0, the
method line is highlighted in yellow. This indicates that you should recalibrate the
method. If the method is not calibrated at 0 days, the counter will continue into
negative numbers. Whenever you recalibrate a method, the Cal Interval Days
resets to the maximum value for that method.
The calibration interval information for a method is preset in the Reagent
Information window based on Siemens guidelines. If the Cal Interval Days field is
not active, or a C is not displayed when you put a reagent with a new lot number
on the system, check that the calibration interval number in the Reagent
Information window is defined.
When you install 2 containers of the same reagent on the same tray with different
lot numbers and perform a barcode scan, the reagent designated by the system as
primary displays a C in the Cal Interval Days, indicating that you must calibrate
the reagent. The second, or backup reagent is not marked with a C even though
this container also requires calibration.
of the reagent container on the RTT1 or
(Primary), and identical reagent
remaining for the reagent container.
ADVIA 1800 Operator's Guide