Abbott i-STAT 1 System Manual page 125

17. Select the QC cartridge type from the drop-down menu. The QC cartridge is the cartridge type
to be tested with specified liquid QC fluids during the QC procedure
Note 17.1: Selecting [None] will cease your ability to proceed through the remaining QC
Schedule settings.
18. In the Dependent Cartridges section, check the box(es) next to any associated cartridge types
that will be enabled by the handheld if the QC requirements for a given cartridge set are met on
that handheld.
19. In the Cartridge QC Fluids section, select up to six (6) types and levels of control fluid that will be
required to be run on the handheld during this QC cartridge schedule timeframe and click OK.
Note 19.1: All i-STAT control fluid types and levels are listed in the drop-down menu, along with
three (3) generic user-defined fluids. For a list of the control fluids and their corresponding drop-
down menu titles, see the Appendix at the end of this Technical Bulletin.
20. The Cartridge QC profile will then appear on the Liquid QC 1 tab page.
Seven (7) additional Cartridge QC profiles can be created for this Liquid QC Schedule. To create
additional Cartridge QC profiles for this schedule, click on Edit to the right of the blank Cartridge
QC profile and proceed with steps 17-19 above.
21. Once all profiles have been created for a Liquid QC Schedule, additional Liquid QC Schedules
can be created by clicking on the next numbered Liquid QC Schedule tab at the bottom of the
Cartridge QC tab page. Follow steps 12-20 above to create the additional schedules. Up to
three (3) schedules can be created.
Rev. Date: 21-Mar-14 Art: 730077-01C
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