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Using the CardioChek
INSTALL
MEMO-CHIP
Use this selection to undertake an OPTICS CHECK
at the beginning of every day when you plan to
conduct tests.
Use this selection to CONDUCT CLIENT BLOOD TESTS. When you have
inserted a strip, the display will automatically change to APPLY SAMPLE.
Once the sample is applied, the display will change to TESTING.
Use this selection to RECALL client results. Useful if the analyser switches
off during the health check or you need to refer back to previous tests.
The previous 30 test results are stores by date and time.
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The Navigation Menu
RUN TEST
MEMORY
This section is
This section is
concerned
used to
with running
recall
client blood
previous
tests
results
INSERT STRIP
CHEM
APPLY
CONTROL
EXIT
2½ mins
RESULTS
PA Analyser
UTILITY
This section is
used to
conduct the
OPTICS
CHECK
CHECK STRIP
RUN
CLEAR
MEMORY
EXIT
Quick Guide
SETTINGS
This section is
used to
adjust time,
date & units
PRINT
SOUND
SET TIME
SET DATE
UNITS
EXIT
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- Page 1 Quick Guide Using the CardioChek PA Analyser ® The Navigation Menu INSTALL RUN TEST MEMORY UTILITY SETTINGS MEMO-CHIP This section is This section is This section is This section is concerned used to used to used to with running recall...
- Page 2 If when conducting an optics check, the unit displays failed inspect the check strip and make sure the strip is not dirty or damaged. Clean the CardioChek optical window with a soft, lint-free, damp cloth and allow to dry, then test again with the second grey optics check strip supplied with your unit.
- Page 3 Quick Guide Quick Guide CardioChek error messages and what they mean Side 1 of 1 Device is below acceptable operating temperature. LOW TEMP Move to warmer environment and test after device reaches optimal temperature (20 – 27 °C). If the strips are stored in same location as unit, the strips will also need to be brought to the same temperature.
- Page 4 Orange memo chip for test to be conducted and checked against the batch to • ensure they are within date. CardioChek analyser, switched on and optics checked (grey strip). • Have clinical waste sack within easy reach. • Have sharps bin within easy reach.
- Page 5 Conducting a TC/HDL/Glucose test Side 2 of 2 When conducting a combined TC/HDL/Glucose test you must not use the first droplet of blood. Wipe the first droplet of blood away with a cotton swab or tissue. Gently massage the finger to obtain the second droplet of blood, sufficient to fill a 40µL pipette. You must not press around the puncture wound as this will alter the composition of the sample.
- Page 6 Quick Guide Conducting a TC/HDL test Side 1 of 2 Preparing to test Remember to: Put gloves on. • Have cotton swab or tissue ready. • Prepare lancet—single usage, protective cover removed. • Prepare 1 x 30µL plastic pipette (or 30µL heparin tube and plunger). •...
- Page 7 Conducting a TC/HDL test Side 2 of 2 When conducting a combined TC/HDL test you must not use the first droplet of blood. Wipe the first droplet of blood away with a cotton swab or tissue. Gently massage the finger to obtain the second droplet of blood, sufficient to fill a 30µL heparin tube.
- Page 8 Quick Guide Conducting a finger stick test Side 1 of 2 Check the test strips and the memo chip match for each test to be conducted. Check the strips have not expired (date and code on the side of the tube) Prepare for the test by setting out Correct size pipettes for the strips being use •...
- Page 9 Conducting a finger stick test Side 2 of 2 11) Once you have filled the pipette, ask the client to press the swab firmly against their puncture wound whilst you finish testing. 12) Position the filled pipette over the ‘well’ on the test strip and squeeze the pipette bulb to dispense the sample into the ‘well’.
- Page 10 Quick Guide Side 2 of 2 CardioChek Accuracy Tips Side 1 of 2 It is important to eliminate as many of the operator and storage issues as possible before carrying out any test. The environment The unit and strips need to be at ambient room temperature (no less than 20°C), to •...
- Page 11 CardioChek Accuracy Tips Side 2 of 2 Testing Swabbing the finger with alcohol can leave residue on the finger and can affect the • sample by up to 30%. Therefore, avoid using alcohol swabs and use a dry cotton swab or tissue. If the client’s •...
- Page 12 Version 2.0 Side 1 of 2 To ensure the continuing accuracy of your CardioChek PA analyser, the WEQAS (Wales External Quality Assurance Scheme) provides monthly external Quality Assurance test samples. Please note for best results the sample should be used on the day you receive it. If you are unable to use the serum sample on the day, it can be refrigerated and must be used within 14 days.
- Page 13 The test must be conducted within 2 minutes of removing the strip • from its tub. Insert the microchip in the CardioChek (if necessary) and use the • menu to access the normal blood sample process, as if you were testing a client.
- Page 14 Quick Guide Submitting Quality Assurance results Version 2.0 Side 1 of 2 Results MUST be submitted by the deadline stated in the WEQAS schedule—within 14 days • External Quality Assurance serum samples are normally dispatched on the first Monday of •...
- Page 15 Unacceptable Quality Assurance results Side 2 of 2 Unacceptable Results Conducting a QA test requires precision and care. Failure to follow the guidelines may result in one or more of the analyte results falling outside the acceptable range. The list below highlights some of the possible causes: The sample was not stored correctly before use.
- Page 16 Clinical background Side 1 of 2 CardioChek PA is a portable analyser that measures lipids (and glucose) in whole blood. The test strips are ® impregnated with enzymes which on contact with blood “react with the cholesterol” and in doing so develop a colour pigment at the bottom of the test strip.
- Page 17 There is some common sense that should be applied in interpreting the results. As a screening device, CardioChek is an accurate system for the detection of normal, higher than normal and pathologically high. A single test measurement should not be used for diagnosis. If the patient measured is higher than the guidelines suggest, a second test should be carried out up to 48 hours after the initial test, if the result is below 6.5mmol/L, the advice for the patient should be to adjust lifestyle...
- Page 18 Quick Guide Communicating risk Version 0.1 Side 1 of 2 The QRISK2® CVD risk calculator is an algorithm or formula used to show clients how their current health status affects their cardiovascular health. Health Options® can be used to show a client their ‘absolute’ risk and their ‘what if you change’ risk. What is absolute risk? Absolute risk is a calculated risk assessment which indicates the statistical likelihood of an individual having a cardiovascular event (stroke, transient ischaemic attack, myocardial...
- Page 19 Communicating risk Side 2 of 2 What is the ‘what if you change’ risk? In addition to calculating a client’s current absolute risk, Health Options can show the effect of a person changing their modifiable risk factors and the impact this could have on their CVD risk.
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