i-STAT Testing Questions and Answers

i-STAT Testing Questions and Answers

Cartridges iithat iiare iirefrigerated iiare iigood iiuntil iiwhen? ii- iiAnswers ii-Until iiexpiration
iidate ii(fridge iitemp iineeds iito iibe ii2-8 iidegrees iiCelsius)


Cartridges iithat iiare iiat iiroom iitemperature iiare iigood iiuntil iiwhen? ii- iiAnswers ii-14 iidays
ii(room iitemp iineeds iito iibe ii18-30 iidegrees iiCelsius)


Refrigerated iicartridges iimust iibe iiout iiof iifridge iifor iihow iilong iibefore iitesting? ii-
iiAnswers ii-- iiindividual iicartridge: ii5 iimin
- iibox iiof ii25 iicartridges: ii1 iihour

How iioften iiare iiliquid iicontrols iiperformed? ii- iiAnswers ii-- iion iieach iinew iilot iinumber iiof
iicartridges
- iieach iinew iishipment iiof iicartridges
- iievery ii30 iidays iifor iieach iicartridge iitype iiand iieach iilot iinumber iiin iiuse

Controls iimust iibe iibrought iito iiroom iitemp iifor iihow iilong iibefore iitesting? ii- iiAnswers ii-
30 iimin

Internal iiElectronic iiControl ii- iiAnswers ii-- iichecks iianalyzer's iicartridge iisignal-reading
iifunction
- iiautomatically iiruns iievery ii8 iihours

External iiElectronic iiSimulator ii- iiAnswers ii-- iiuse iiwhen iian iierror iimessage iiappears iior
iiinternal iisimulator iicheck iifails
- iiuse iiif iidropped iior iidamaged
- iifound iiin iiCT iidrawer iinext iito iibatteries; iiplugs iiinto iii-STAT iijust iilike iicartridge iiwould

Creatinine iitesting iiguidelines ii- iiAnswers ii-- iiblood iiis iicollected iiin iievacuated iitubes
iiwith iilithium iiheparin ii(green iitop iitubes)
- iiblood iimust iibe iimixed iiwell iiand iitested iiwithin ii30 iimin iiof iicollection
- iifirst iidrop iiof iiblood iimust iibe iidiscarded iibefore iitesting