CELL-DYN
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3200 System Operator’s Manual
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9140181H—October 2001
Section 5
Operating Instructions
Fragile WBC
Figure 5.35 Run Screen for Fragile WBC Counts
The
[FRAGILE WBC]
key is used to select the Fragile WBC specimen type. This
cycle is used to obtain an accurate WBC count for samples containing fragile
WBCs. After HGB has been measured, the diluted HGB sample is sent to the
Optical Flow Cell (instead of the Waste System) where the nuclei of the lysed white
cells are counted. This count is referred to as the Nuclear Optical Count (NOC).
The Fragile WBC screen (refer to Figure 5.35) is similar to the Patient screen
except that “FrgWBC” replaces “Name” in the Demographics Section.