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14 AST testing
14.1 Preparing for AST testing
1. Remove the blue cap from the
Accu-Chek Softclix lancing device.
2. Insert a new Accu-Chek Softclix
lancet into the lancet holder and
push it in until it clicks. Remove the
protective cap from the lancet with a
twisting motion.
3. Now place the clear plastic AST
cap on the device and press until it
clicks. Set the penetration depth to
the highest setting (5.5). (For AST on
the base of the thumb a setting of
3-4 is often sufficient.)
To obtain a sufficiently large drop of
blood from alternative sites, lancing
must be deeper than on the finger.
However, these sites are usually less
sensitive to pain and most patients
don`t feel any pain at all.
Do not use the clear cap for
sampling from the fingertip!
4. Press in the priming button until it
clicks (the lancing device is primed
when a yellow dot appears in the
transparent release button).