Abbott i-STAT 1 System Manual page 105

OPERATOR TEST Requires the operator to select tests to be reported from a cartridge
SELECTION test panel.
ACT OPTIONS The user can select between the current 37° (PREWRM) result
(i-STAT 1 Analyzer Only) calibration and a new "NON-PREWARM" (ambient temperature)
result calibration for both Celite ACT and Kaolin ACT cartridges.
HEMATOCRIT OPTIONS Reference anticoagulant used to calculate hematocrit result:
K3EDTA or K2EDTA/Heparin/None. (NaEDTA is included in this
option and None means no anticoagulant.)
CPB options are:
1. Prompt: asks user whether to apply CPB compensation when
cartridge includes hematocrit sensor.
2. Never: CPB correction is never applied when running a cartridge
with a hematocrit sensor..
3. Always: apply CPB correction every time it runs a cartridge with
a hematocrit sensor.
DECIMAL SEPARATOR Select comma (,) or period (.)
BASE EXCESS Select Base Excess of Extracellular Fluid (BEecf) or Base Excess of
CALCULATION Blood (BEb).
PREFERENCE WINDOW:
for
Option
APPLY GLOBALLY Test(s) can be disabled for all cartridge types. To enable/
disable a particular analyte on all cartridge types, simply
check/uncheck the box next to the analyte name in the Apply
Globally section.
APPLY BY PANEL Test(s) can be disabled for individual cartridge types. To
enable/disable a particular analyte on a specific cartridge
type, make sure the analyte is first checked under the Apply
Globally section. Then click on the cartridge type under the
Apply by Panel section, and then check/uncheck the box next
to the analyte name.
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Description
Disabled This option facilitates compliance with Medicare/Medicaid regulations
in the USA.
PREWRM for both cartridge Pleas see the Technical Bulleti "ACT Test Result Calibration Options:
types. PREWARMED vs. NON-PREWARMED Result Calibration Modes for the
i-STAT 1 Analyzer" for full discussion.
K3EDTA See Theory section in this manual for explanation of CPB. Analyzers
can be customized by location.
Analyzers customized for "CPB: Always" should not be used for
Prompt CPB
reporting Proficiency Testing results..
Period
See Cartridge and Test Information sheet for PCO
BEecf
Default
All tests enabled. The global selection takes precedence over the cartridge type
selection.
All tests enabled for all
cartridge types.
for formulas.
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