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Farbe: PMS 583 – Prüfmittelnummer: 208
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6.2 Performing a quality control check
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The control solution you apply to the test strip must come
from a suspended drop. Do not apply control solution that has
trickled down the outside of the dropper, as this will possibly
generate results that are too high.
As soon as a sufficient amount of control solution has been drawn up,
the meter beeps and the test commences automatically.
000
appears
in the display at the start of the test and gradually disappears while the
test is running.
Always hold the meter so the test strip is pointing downwards
when you are applying control solution. If you hold it with the
test strip pointing upwards, control solution can enter the meter
and contaminate it.
On completion of the test, the result appears in the
display together with the flashing test strip symbol and
“CTRL”. The meter saved the result simultaneously
together with “CTRL”.
Refer to the table of expected values on the peel-off label of the test
strip drum container.
If the result is outside this range, run another quality control check.
If the result of the second test is outside the expected range as well,
please check the following points:
Did you perform the quality control check as directed?
Did you perform the test within the correct temperature range
(+10 °C to +40 °C)?
Did you use a test strip drum whose 90-day “use-by” period has
not expired (see Chapter 2.5 “Inserting or replacing the test strip
drum”)?
Did you observe the proper storage conditions for the meter, test
strip drum and control solution (see Chapter 8 “Measurement and
storage conditions” and the package inserts that came with the test
strip drum and control solution)?
Did you use a control solution that is not beyond its expiry date (see
label on bottle)?
Has the control solution been open for more than three months?
Once opened, control solutions are stable for three months. They
must not be used after this period.
Did you use the correct quality control solution (Accu-Chek Integra
Control)?
CTRL
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