Analyzing Slide Result Reports - BD FocalPoint GS User Manual

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Review the contents of this report as it summarizes the data for the print set. Present on this
report are:
• the operating mode
• the processing mode (Standard Processing Mode)
• the report title that indicates the type of report printed
• the print set number assigned to this slide set.
• the number of qualified slides in the selected print set
• the summary of slide results
If a problem occurs when printing the reports, check for printer related errors.
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Analyzing Slide Result Reports

Once the slide result reports are printed, inspect the reports to determine the action required for
each slide. Each slide is given one of the following actions or categories:
Review — The instrument detected potential cellular abnormalities, or there was not enough
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cellular material detected on the slide for instrument analysis. These slides must be
reviewed by a cytotechnologist.
• Process Review — These slides were rejected or not scanned satisfactorily. When slides
are rejected, or the scanning process is incomplete, a reason is printed on the report. Refer
to Section 21 for a description of these reasons. In some cases, the problem may be
corrected and the slide may be rerun. When a problem cannot be corrected, or if a slide
cannot be successfully reprocessed by the system, the slide must be manually screened by
a cytotechnologist.
• Empty — The system did not detect a slide in this tray position. Inspect the trays. If slides
are present in these positions, these slides must be manually screened.
• Rerun — The instrument was not functioning within normal limits when the slide was
processed, or the tray was ejected before the slide completed processing. These slides must
either be rerun when the instrument is functioning properly or manually screened.
• New Mode — The system detected a switch slide, indicating a switch to a new processing
mode.
When the instrument detects that one or more operating parameters
are not within specified limits, it automatically rejects results for the
tray currently processing and recalibrates itself. When this happens,
all slides in the affected tray must be rerun. Usually, only one tray is
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affected.