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Running Controls/Calibrators as Specimens
To process Hologic controls/calibrators as specimen tubes (i.e., only report results of
the control or calibrator and not use them to validate an assay kit or associated
specimen):
1. From the Sample Rack Bay screen, do one of the following:
Double-click the onscreen image of the desired Sample Rack.
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Select the onscreen image of the desired Sample Rack and then select
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Rack Details.
The Sample Rack Loading screen opens.
2. If any true controls or calibrators are included in the selected Sample Rack, do
one of the following:
Double-click the onscreen image of the desired control or calibrator tube.
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Select the Sample Details/Edit button and then select the onscreen image
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of the desired control or calibrator tube.
The Sample Details screen opens.
3. Check the Process as Specimen box.
Figure 65. Process as Specimen Checkbox (Example)
The selected control or calibrator can now be processed as a specimen.
4. Add a test order to the control or calibrator following the instructions in the Adding
a Test Order section (see Adding a Test Order on page 123).
5. Repeat Steps 2–4 as necessary for additional control or calibrator tubes.
Dilution Factors
Note—This feature is not available for all system software configurations.
If the system has quantitative assays installed, options are available to create and
apply dilution factors to quantitative assay test orders. Dilution factors can only be
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