Alere Cholestech LDX - Page 26

24 Alere Cholestech LDX
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System User Manual
Follow these suggestions to help you consistently perform
good fingersticks:
Suggestion Reason
Perform a deep and rm
puncture.
An adequate puncture
is crucial to obtaining a
free-owing drop of blood.
Keep the patient’s hand below
the level of his or her heart.
This will improve the
blood ow.
Hold the capillary tube at a
slight descending angle to the
drop of blood.
This will make the capillary
tube ll faster.
Fill the capillary in less than
10 seconds.
This will ensure proper mixing
of blood and anticoagulant,
which prevents clotting.
Dispense blood from the
capillary tube in less than
ve minutes.
After ve minutes, the blood
may begin to clot in the
capillary tube.
If blood stops owing, wipe
nger rmly with gauze.
You can improve blood ow by
reopening the puncture.
WARNING: Squeezing the finger excessively may cause
inaccurate test results.