External Liquid Controls; Profi Ciency Tests - QBC Diagnostics Star Operators & Service Manual

QBC STAR™ System User's Manual
HCT (%)
HGB (g/dL)
MCHC (g/dL)
PLT (x 109/L)
WBC (x 109/L)
GRAN (x 109/L)
%GRANL
L/M (x 109/L)
%L/M

External liquid controls

QBC Controls are available for additional performance monitoring of the QBC STAR system. You must run liquid controls
and document the results before you begin testing with a new lot or newly received shipment of QBC STAR tubes. You
must run liquid controls and document the results with each instance of instrument relocation or repair. Consult the
package insert accompanying the controls for preparation instructions and expected results. You must also follow any
quality control requirements from your regulatory or accreditation agencies.
Profi ciency Tests
Profi ciency testing is an external evaluation of the quality of a laboratory's performance. Laboratories enrolled in a profi ciency
testing program for the QBC STAR System will receive fi ve unknown specimens, three times each year. These specimens are run
in the same way that patient specimens are tested. Results are submitted to the profi ciency testing program for comparison
to results obtained by other laboratories using the QBC STAR System.
A partial list of organizations that may offer profi ciency testing for the QBC STAR System is shown below:
American Profi ciency Institute (API)
1159 Business Park Drive
Traverse City, MI 49686
800-333-0958
American Academy of Family Physicians
PT Program Coordinator
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway
Leawood, KS 66211
800-274-7911
American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB)
205 West Levee
Brownsville, Texas 78520
800-234-5315
5–6
Level 1
Min Target Max
36.9 37.9 38.9
12.3 12.9 13.5
31.6 34.0 36.6
90 100 110
4.6 5.7 6.8
2.2 2.7 3.2
38 47 57
2.4 3.0 3.6
43 53 62
American College of Phycisians (ACPS)
2011 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20006
800-338-2746
College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Surveys Department
325 Waukegan Road
Northfi eld, Illinois 60093
800-323-4040
Level 2
Min Target Max
44.9 45.9 46.9
14.8 15.6 16.4
31.6 34.0 36.5
342 360 378
9.5 10.6 11.7
6.0 6.5 7.0
56 61 67
3.5 4.1 4.7
33 39 44
Level 3
Min Target Max
65.1 66.1 67.1
20.6 21.7 22.8
30.7 32.8 35.0
615 647 679
48.5 53.5 58.5
28.3 31.3 34.3
54 59 63
20.2 22.2 24.2
37 41 46
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