LeadCare
®
II User's Guide 4-1
Chapter 4 Blood Lead Testing
Read all instructions carefully before you perform a
blood lead test.
This chapter describes how to test a patient’s blood for lead. It contains the
following topics:
• Overview of the Testing Procedure
• The LeadCare
®
II Message Display
• Required Materials
• Precautions
• Testing Procedure
• Interpreting Patient Test Results
• Follow-up Testing
• Printing Test Results
• References
Overview of the Testing Procedure
Testing for lead in blood with the LeadCare
II Blood Lead Analyzer is fast and
easy. Practice lead testing with the control samples or other samples before you
perform a blood lead test.
The testing procedure consists of the following steps:
1. Verify you have the required materials.
2. Perform quality control testing on both levels of quality control and verify the
results are within the acceptable ranges.
3. Collect blood. Check the capillary tube for correct filling.
4. Add blood to the treatment reagent tube.
5. Insert a sensor and match the sensor lot number with the display.
6. Using a dropper, obtain sample from the treatment reagent tube, touch the
dropper tip to the X on the sensor and squeeze the walls to dispense the
sample.
7. Read and record the test result.
8. Remove used sensor.
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