Contents ABL800 FLEX Operator's Manual
Parameters and input setup ............................................................................. 3-55
Analyzer settings............................................................................................. 3-62
Communications............................................................................................. 3-68
Printers............................................................................................................ 3-77
Disk Functions setup....................................................................................... 3-80
Corrective actions ........................................................................................... 3-83
Miscellaneous setup........................................................................................ 3-86
4. Sample measurements...................................................................................... 4-1
Overview........................................................................................................... 4-1
General information.......................................................................................... 4-2
Immediately before analysis ............................................................................. 4-9
Measurements with FLEXQ ........................................................................... 4-10
Introducing a blood sample............................................................................. 4-12
Introducing a pleura sample............................................................................ 4-15
Introducing an expired air sample................................................................... 4-16
Patient identification....................................................................................... 4-17
Patient result ................................................................................................... 4-21
Calculation of FShunt and ctO
2
(a -
_
V
) ........................................................... 4-25
Patient result messages.................................................................................... 4-26
5. Quality control.................................................................................................. 5-1
Overview........................................................................................................... 5-1
General information.......................................................................................... 5-2
Preparing a control solution.............................................................................. 5-4
Manual quality control measurement................................................................ 5-6
AutoCheck measurement.................................................................................. 5-7
Quality control identification............................................................................ 5-8
Quality control result ...................................................................................... 5-10
Quality control result messages ...................................................................... 5-15
6. Calibration ........................................................................................................ 6-1
Overview........................................................................................................... 6-1
General information.......................................................................................... 6-2
Unscheduled calibrations.................................................................................. 6-4
Interrupted, pending or expired calibrations..................................................... 6-5
tHb calibration .................................................................................................. 6-6
Calibration result............................................................................................... 6-8
Calibration result messages............................................................................. 6-10