HemoCue 201 DM, Reference Manual

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LED Light Emitting Diode
A semiconductor device that emits visible light when an electric
current passes through it. In most LEDs the light is monochromatic,
i.e. occurring at a single wavelength.
LID Lab Identification (ID) or lab number ID of a test, unique within a user
site.
CLSI Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (formerly NCCLS).
A globally recognized, voluntary consensus organization developing
standards, guidelines and best practices for healthcare medical
testing.
OR Observation Reviewer
The primary role of an OR, normally referred to as a middleware, is to
host one or more services to which point-of-care diagnostic devices
connect. These services facilitate the collection of test results and
quality data from, as well as the management of, these devices. In
addition, services hosted by an OR may exchange data with already
existing information systems in the hospital or laboratory, e.g.
Laboratory Information Systems (LIS).
PAT Patient Test
PC Personal Computer
PDS + Primary Docking Station
PDS Primary Docking Station (Unlabelled)
PID Patient Identification (ID)
POC Point-of-care (The immediate surroundings of a patient)
POCT Point-of-care Testing (Testing procedures performed in the
immediate surroundings of the patient)
POCT1-A Standard for communication and messages between diagnostic
instruments, specified by CLSI, based on specifications from the
Connectivity Industry Consortium (CIC)
QC Quality Control