Alere Cholestech LDX User Manual

22 Alere Cholestech LDX
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System User Manual
Performing a Fingerstick
NOTE: A warm and clean hand with good blood flow from the
puncture site is essential to collect a good capillary sample.
Alere supplies a variety of capillary tube options. Check the
package insert for the test cassette you are using to determine the
appropriate capillary tube.
1. The patient should sit quietly for ve minutes before
the blood sample is collected.
2. Put a capillary plunger into the end of an Alere™ capillary
tube with the colored mark. Set it aside.
3. Choose a spot on the side of one of the center
fingers of either hand. To help increase blood ow, the
ngers and hands should be warm to the touch. To warm
the hand, you can:
Preferred
fingerstick site
. Wash the patient’s hand with
warm water, or…
. Apply a warm (not hot) compress
to the hand for several minutes,
or…
. Gently massage the nger
from the base to the tip several
times to bring the blood to the
ngertip.
4. Clean the site with an alcohol swab. Dry thoroughly
with a gauze pad before pricking the finger.
5. Firmly prick the selected site with a single-use lancet.

Alere Cholestech LDX Specifications

General

Brand	Alere
Model	Cholestech LDX
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English