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WORKFLOW
Table 4 STKS with Retic Analysis Workflow Scenarios
Scenario What to do Benefits
continued
4-B. Assign CBC/Diff to Retic existing in Data Base
• CBC/Diff test request is added
to existing Retic data. CBC/Diff
sample is run, and a new single
report is generated with both
CBC/Diff and Retics results.
• Retics are reported as RET%
and RET#.
a. Run Retic.
b. Select sample from Data Base
(DB).
c. Access Edit demog./Profile
screen
.
• Request CBC Diff/Retic
profile #
• Assign patient CBC/Diff ID
number.
• Test request appears on
CBC/Diff Worklist.
d. Analyze CBC/Diff samples as
in Scenario 1.
1. Collation benefits.
2. Demographics on lab
report.
3. Maintains walkaway
CBC/Diff workflow.
5. Manual Collation by Editing Retic to CBC or CBC/Diff Report
• Manually add Retic result to
CBC or CBC/Diff in DataBase
after both tests performed. a. Select sample in DataBase.
b. to go to Edit screen.
c. Add RET% (system will
calculate RET#).
Used for adding manual
Retic to CBC or CBC/Diff.
COLLECTING SPECIMENS
Collect whole blood in a salt of EDTA according to tube manufacturer’s instructions and procedures
in:
1,2,3
• NCCLS publication H4-A3 (for capillary) or
• NCCLS publication H3-A3 (for venipuncture).
4,5
Coulter recommends that you use K
3
EDTA as Coulter used K
3
EDTA in collecting data and verifying
claims.
See Appendix D for additional tube sizes and styles in the Primary mode. |
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