ITC Hemochron Response Whole Blood Coagulation System - Manual (Page 17)

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QUALITY CONTROL
Routine quality control testing should be part of a comprehensive quality assurance program. Quality
control testing of the HEMOCHRON RxDx test tubes is described in the individual test tube and Liquid
Quality Control package inserts.
QC requirements and lockouts are disabled when an RxDx case is selected. The operator must exit RxDx in
order to run an RxDx QC test.
Running a QC Test for an RxDx Assay
1.
Press the CANCEL key until the Exiting RxDx screen is displayed:
2.
Press YES to exit RxDx.
3.
Display the first page of the main menu.
4.
Press 2. The QC Selections menu is displayed.
Note: If the current operator is not allowed to run liquid controls, an information message is
displayed and the operator cannot proceed.
5.
Press 1 or 2, corresponding to whether a normal or abnormal control is being run. The QC menu for
the selected control level is displayed.
6.
Press 1. The current lower limit for the control range is displayed with the cursor positioned where
the first character of the new lower limit is to be entered.
7.
If needed, enter the new lower limit (up to 4 characters). If needed, press BACKSPACE to undo an
entry for retyping.
8.
Press YES.
9.
Press 2. Repeat Steps 6 and 7 for the upper limit.
10.
Press 3. Enter the lot number for the control.
11.
Prepare the QC material and dispense as specified in the QC package insert.
12.
Simultaneously press the START key.
Note: Alternately, the operator can start the RxDx QC test (Steps 11 and 12) and then exit the RxDx
mode and tag the test as a QC test while the test is running (Steps 1 through 10).
Note: Refer to the HEMOCHRON Response Operator's Manual for additional instructions on running
QC tests.