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Prepare Your Materials and Information

Have the following items ready before beginning an analysis:

Species informationt

Patient numbert

Prepared sample, at the minimum sample volume requiredt

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Careful sample collection, preparation, and storage is vital to obtaining

accurate results.

Refer to section C: Sample Preparation and Collection of this manual

before beginning analysis.

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freezer or refrigerator. You do not need to bring them to room temperature

before using them on the VetTest analyzer. Keep individual slides in their foil packs

until just before inserting them into the analyzer.

A new disposable pipette tip. t

Note: Use only VetTest disposable pipette tips. A new tip must be used for

each test.

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“beeps,” to indicate when to enter patient information, pipette the sample, and insert

the slides. Do not rush these steps. When you are ready to begin an analysis, follow the

onscreen instructions. Do not insert slides until instructed to do so.

Note: If you attempt to insert a slide before being instructed to do so, a continuous

warning noise will sound. Pulling back on the slide insertion tray will silence the

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slide drawer and reset itself.

Specify a Sample from the Main Menu

Enter Patient Species

The VetTest analyzer ﬁrst prompts you to select from the following species options:

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The VetTest analyzer has chemistry test reference ranges for a variety of species. After

analysis, your results are compared to the applicable reference range. The VetTest

analyzer then prints your results alongside its reference range. Serum or plasma from

other species can be tested (select “More Species,” then “0–Other”). All listed species

have reference ranges.

Note: The “More Species> Other” option does not have reference ranges.

D Basic System Operation

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