Trividia TRUE FOCUS - How to Test Blood

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How to Test Blood
1. Check supplies (see Getting Started -
Testing Checklist).
Do not use test strips if either
Use By Dates (written or printed)
have passed. Discard and use new
products.
2. Allow vial of test strips
and meter to adjust to
room temperature.
3. Wash hands
(and forearm
for alternate
site testing) in
warm, soapy
water. Rinse
well and dry
thoroughly.
4. Remove one test strip
from vial. Close test
strip vial immediately.
Use test strip quickly
after taking it out of
the vial.
Test Strip Label
LOT - ABC1234
EXP - 2018/10/31
1 - 72-90 mg/dL
2 - 150-200 mg/dL
3 - 301-398 mg/dL
May 30, 2018
Use By Dates
5. Insert test strip
firmly into Test
Port. Meter
turns on.
6. Wait until Drop Symbol
appears in the Display.
Keep test strip in meter until
testing is finished. Do not
add blood to test strip before
inserting into meter.
(Examples only and do not represent
actual Control Test ranges)
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