Beckman Coulter COULTER ACT 5diff User Manual

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SAMPLE ANALYSIS
PATIENT/SAMPLE INFORMATION
b. When making entries on this screen, clicking alternates the test panel
between CBC and CBC/DIFF.
c. Click to exit the Manual Mode screen.
5. If a test panel is not preselected for a sample, the instrument uses the default setting.
a. The procedure for changing this setting,
Default Panel (Selecting CBC or CBC/DIFF), is
under
Heading A.4 OPERATIONAL SETUP, in the Online Help System or the Instructions
for Use manual.
b. To view the default setting, from the Main menu, click tt tt
General.
6. A flagging set is a set of patient and action limits defined for a specific group of patients.
a. The instrument comes with 8 predefined flagging sets and the capacity for the
laboratory to add 12 more.
b. The predefined flagging sets are based on age and gender as follows:
.
c. Patient and action limits can be edited for all flagging sets except Standard Range.
1) Typically the laboratory:
a) Sets patient limits to flag a parameter that has exceeded the normal range
established for the patient’s sex or age.
b) Sets action limits to flag a parameter that has exceeded limits established
by the laboratory as requiring further action to verify the results.
2) Defining the flagging sets is covered in detail in Heading 3.7, FLAGGING SETS
SETUP OPTIONS, in this Training Guide.
d. If a parameter result is outside the designated range, the result is flagged.
1) The flags for parameters outside the patient limits of a flagging are:
a) L-flag appears to the right of the result that is below the lower limit.
b) H flag appears to the right of the result that is above the upper limit.
c) A yellow background accompanies the flag.
2) The flags for parameters outside the action limits of a flagging set are:
a) LL flag appears to the right of the result that is below the lower limit.
FLAGGING SET NAME GENDER AGE RANGE LIMITS EDITABLE
Standard Range
Not defined Not defined No
Man
Male > 14 years Yes
Woman
Female > 14 years Yes
Child 1
Not defined Editable Yes
Child 2
Not defined Editable Yes
Child 3
Not defined Editable Yes
Child 4
Not defined Editable Yes
Child 5
Not defined Editable Yes

Beckman Coulter COULTER ACT 5diff Specifications

General

Brand	Beckman Coulter
Model	COULTER ACT 5diff
Category	Laboratory Equipment
Language	English