92 DCA Vantage Operator’s Guide
Quality Control
Setting a Required QC Reminder or Displaying a QC Reminder for
New Reagent Lots
The DCA Vantage system can display a reminder message when a QC test is
due. You can set the QC test reminder message to display only or display and
require a QC test for selected control tests each time a patient test is run.
If you set the system to require a QC, you must run and pass the QC test
before you can continue with patient tests.
Setting a QC Reminder
1. At the Home screen, select Menu.
2. Select
System Settings.
3. Select
Additional Settings.
4. Select
Control Tests.
5. Select
New Lot Reminders.
At the New Lots Reminders screen, checkboxes labeled Enabled and
Required display for each of the following control tests:
•HbA
1c
Normal
•HbA
1c
Abnormal
• A/C Low
• A/C High
6. To activate a QC reminder for the selected reagent test, select the Enabled
checkbox.
Do not check the Required checkbox.
Repeat step 6 for any additional tests, as needed.
7. Select
Save.
8. The next time you scan a cartridge to begin a patient test, the following
occurs:
• If you activated a reminder, the system checks to see if a QC test is
needed. If so, a reminder message displays prompting you to perform
a QC test.
New Lot Reminder
When the new lot reminder feature is set to required, you must perform QC
before you can use reagent cartridges from that new lot. You may still use
a reagent cartridge from an existing lot to run patient tests.
When the new lot reminder feature is only set to enabled, then the system
issues you a warning message to perform QC on the new reagent
cartridge lot, but the system allows you to use the new lot with or without
the QC and any existing lots.
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