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CONTENTS
Test Modes (Analyzer Configurations), 47
CBC Mode, 47
CBC/Diff Mode, 48
Retics Mode, 48
WORKFLOW, 48
COLLECTING SPECIMENS, 51
STORING SPECIMENS, 52
PRIMING: WHEN TO PRIME, 53
BAR-CODE LABELS, 54
Rule for Interleaved 2-of-5, 54
PLACING BAR-CODE LABELS, 55
Sample Tubes, 55
Printout Ticket (Auto-Reporter 3), 56
CYCLING SAMPLES, 56
Primary Mode: CBC, CBC + DIFF, 56
Secondary Mode: CBC, CBC + DIFF, 61
Secondary Mode: Reticulocytes, 67
Hgb Cuvette Drain, 72
DATA ANALYSIS, 75
CBC HISTOGRAMS, 75
RBC Distribution Curve, 75
Plt Distribution Curve, 75
DIFF SCATTERPLOTS AND HISTOGRAMS, 76
DF 1 Scatterplot, 76
DF 2 Scatterplot, 77
DF 3 Scatterplot, 77
Single Parameter Histograms, 78
RETICULOCYTE SCATTERPLOTS, 78
DF 5 Scatterplot, 78
DF 6 Scatterplot, 79
PARAMETER REVIEW, 79
Precision of Results, 79
CBC/DIFF Codes, 79
Reticulocyte Codes, 82
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PN 4237188A (December 1993)