RADIOMETER ABL800 FLEX - Introduction; Names and Intended Use

1. Introduction ABL800 FLEX Operator's Manual
Names and intended use
Names
Proprietary name: ABL800 FLEX blood gas, oximetry, electrolyte and
metabolite analyzer.
Common name: Blood gas, oximetry, electrolyte and metabolite measuring
system.
Intended use
The ABL800 FLEX analyzers are intended for:
• In Vitro testing of samples of whole blood for the parameters pH, pO
2
, pCO
2
,
cK
+
, cNa
+
, cCa
2+
, cCl
–
, cGlu, cLac, cCrea, ctBil, and co-oximetry parameters
(ctHb, sO
2
, and the hemoglobin fractions FO
2
Hb, FCOHb, FMetHb, FHHb and
FHbF)
• in vitro testing of samples of expired air for the parameters pO
2
and pCO
2
• in vitro testing of pleura samples for the pH parameter.
The following parameters can be measured on blood:
Parameter group Parameters
pH (acidity)
pCO
2
(carbon dioxide tension)
pH/blood gas:
pO
2
(oxygen tension)
ctHb (total hemoglobin concentration)
sO
2
(oxygen saturation)
FO
2
Hb (fraction of oxyhemoglobin in total hemoglobin)
FCOHb (fraction of carboxyhemoglobin in total hemoglobin)
FHHb (fraction of deoxyhemoglobin in total hemoglobin)
FMetHb (fraction of methemoglobin in total hemoglobin)
Oximetry:
FHbF (fraction of fetal hemoglobin)
cK
+
(potassium ion concentration)
cNa
+
(sodium ion concentration)
cCa
2+
(calcium ion concentration)
Electrolytes:
cCl
–
(chloride ion concentration)
cGlu (D-glucose concentration)
cLac (L(+)-lactate concentration)
ctBil (concentration of total bilirubin, measurement in plasma
is possible, see Limitations of use later in this chapter)
Metabolites:
cCrea (concentration of creatinine, measurement on plasma
and serum possible, see Limitations of use later in this chapter)
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