ELite 3, User Manual
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Pre-diluted mode offers two options: Yes or No. If you set it to Yes, then the
instruments expects a pre-diluted sample (with a ratio of 1:5 – 1 unit of sample and 5
units of isotonic saline solution – the total volume should be minimum 1ml)
WBC only offers two options: Yes or No. If you set it to Yes, then the instrument will
not measure and display RBC and PLT related parameters. You’ll receive a total
WBC count with 3part results and HGB reading (WBC, LYM, MON, GRA, LYM%,
MON%, GRA%, HGB)
Change lyse
Volume of lyse reagent added to MIX dilution controls performance of WBC 3-part
differential. Default lyse setting for each sample type (Human, control, Child, etc.) are
specified by SW. Default lyse quantity can be adjusted in Patient limits menu
(Settings / Measurement Limits)
Select an increased (+0.1, +0.2ml) volume if the separation between lysed RBCs and
WBC populations is poorly differentiated, resulting in increased WBC and LYM
counts. Select a decreased (-0.1, -0.2ml) volume if the WBC histogram seems to be
shrunk to the left, i.e. the different WBC populations are overlapped. This can inhibit
proper separation of WBC populations.
MEASURE
New
Options / Lyse volume
Change lyse
These are the + or – options you can
select from. See above description for
information.
Sampling depth
The analyzer requires a minimum of 2ml of whole blood in the sampling tube. ELite 3
can however be adjusted for low volume samples. This becomes necessary when
there is extremely low volume of sample in the tube.
This option also allows using sampling tubes with an elevated bottom. In this case
you have to set a higher sampling level to avoid the needle hitting the bottom of the
tube.
MEASURE
New
Options / Sampling depth
Select the necessary option so that the
instrument can take sample from the right
location.