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Chapter 9
Limitations
9.2 Limitations of Blood Glucose Test
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Do not use the test strips for the testing of newborns.
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The test strips react with only D-glucose and do not react with other sugars which may be present in blood.
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HumaSens2.0/HumaSens2.0
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Glucose test strips may be used at altitudes up to 10000 feet/3048 m
without an effect on test results.
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In a clinical setting, when venous whole blood is used for the test, it can be collected into heparin-containing
test tubes within 30 minutes after drawing. The results may be as much as 7% lower than a capillary sample.
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Samples from patients undergoing oxygen therapy may yield falsely low results.
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Lipemic samples: Cholesterol levels up to 326 mg/dl (8.43 mmol/l) do not affect the results. Grossly lipemic
patient samples have not been tested and are not recommended for testing with the HumaSens2.0/
HumaSens2.0
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Glucose test strips.
9.3 Limitations of Uric Acid Test
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HumaSens2.0
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Uric Acid test strips may be used at altitudes up to 10000 feet/3048 m without an effect
on test results.
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Lipemic samples: Cholesterol levels up to 322 mg/dl (8.34 mmol/l) do not affect the results. Triglycerides over
1500 mg/dl (16.34 mmol/l) and grossly lipemic samples have not been validated and are not recommended for
testing with the HumaSens2.0
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Uric Acid test strips.
9.4 Limitations of Total Cholesterol Test
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HumaSens2.0
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Total Cholesterol test strips may be used at altitudes up to 10000 feet/3048 m without an effect
on test results.
