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STORING SPECIMENS
For Reticulocytes
• Run within 8 hours if you store the
sample at room temperature.
• Run within 24 hours if you store the
sample at 2 to 8°C (35 to 46°F).
7188047A
°F
°C
46
35
24 HOURS
8
2
2. Capillary specimens.
Follow the manufacturer’s recommendations
for the microcollection device.
For more information on handling and
processing blood specimens, refer to NCCLS
publication H18-A.
PRIMING: WHEN TO PRIME
Prime the system by pressing on the Diluter and cycling a
PRIME
APERT
• normal whole-blood sample for CBC or CBC + DIFF, or
• prepared reticulocyte sample for RETICS
when
• you change from Primary to Secondary mode or from Secondary to Primary,
• you change from any test configuration (CBC, CBC + DIFF, RETICS) to another,
• the pneumatics have timed out.
Prime the system in the mode in which you intend to cycle the samples.
Priming in the Primary and Secondary modes is described under the heading CYCLING SAMPLES.
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