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5. Appropriate patient information
If applicable, explain how to recognize a mandatory field by the
pointing hand. A mandatory field needs an entry before the
results can be shown. Results will be recorded but will not be
visible or retrievable without advanced user access.
• Other patient information for calculations or clinical value.
Follow local guidelines.
6. View results (on-screen, printout or local information
system)
Discuss actions according to local guidelines
• Critical limits
• Error messages and symbols
• ? = Error
• Reference ranges
• Review printout
7. Documentation and reporting of results –
Patient results log
• Result retrieval
• Filtering results (if required)
• Trend facility (if required)
• Acid-base chart
8. About ranges and critical limits
Measurement results are marked by symbols to show where
they fall in relation to reference ranges, critical limits and
reportable ranges. The diagram illustrates these relationships.
9. Log off the analyzer
• Demonstrate how to log off the analyzer and discuss the
consequences of not logging off
Capillary samples – how to measure
a patient sample, continued
1 Reference range 4 Reportable range
2 Lower critical limit 5 Range of indication
3 Upper critical limit
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EXT-VEND-MAN-0023-1 Owner:Julie Monnox Approved:27 Mar 2019
