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MAXM/HMX- TABLE OF CONTENTS

DAILY MAINTENANCE 7
6-MONTHLY PMI 7
TROUBLESHOOTING AND ACTION LOG 7
DAILY CONTROLS 8
XB ANALYSIS 8
PATIENT PRINT RECORDS 8
MONTHLY QC FILE MANAGEMENT 8
LONG TERM MONITORING 8
REFERENCE 8
COULTER MAXM AND HMX : MAJOR DIFFERENCES 9
FBC METHOD HISTORY 9
IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 10
REJECTION CRITERIA 10
REJECTION DUE TO UNLABELLED SPECIMENS 10
REJECTION DUE TO REQUEST AND SPECIMEN DETAILS NOT MATCHING 10
REJECTION DUE TO ONLY ONE PRIMARY IDENTIFIER 10
REJECTION DUE TO AGED SPECIMENS 10
REJECTION DUE TO INCORRECTLY FILLED OR INSUFFICIENT SPECIMENS 10
REJECTION DUE TO CLOTTING, INCORRECT ANTICOAGULATION, OR PRESENCE OF INTERFERING SUBSTANCES 11
REJECTION DUE TO BROKEN OR LEAKING SPECIMENS 11
MAXM AND HMX STARTUP PROCEDURE 13
LATRON PRIMER AND LATRON CONTROL 13
RUNNING 5C CONTROL (PRIMARY MODE) 13
5C CONTROL (SECONDARY MODE) 14
DRIFT CONTROL SET-UP 14
CHANGING REAGENTS 14
PROCESSING MODES 15
PRIMARY 15
SECONDARY 15
PRE-DILUTE 15
THE GRID - LAYOUT - HOW IT LOOKS 17
THE GRID - FUNCTION - HOW IT WORKS 17
COULTER MAXM OR HMX - PROCESSING FBCS 18
VALIDATION 18
FILING / AUTHORISING 18
TEST SET GROUPS 18
CRITERIA FOR FBC RETESTING, PHONING RESULTS AND ADDING FILMS 19
PROCEDURE 20
TARGET SPECIMEN TURNAROUND TIMES 21
INSTRUMENT FLAGS 24
CLOTTED SPECIMENS AND PLATELET CLUMPS 24
NUCLEATED RBCS 24
WCC DIFFERENTIAL COUNT VOTE-OUT DUE TO HARD-TO-LYSE RBCS 24
PRINCIPLE 24
METHOD 24
CORRECTION OF FBC PARAMETERS FOR PRESENCE OF RBC AGGLUTINATION 25
PRINCIPLE 25
METHOD 25
CORRECTION OF PLATELET COUNTS FOR EDTA ASSOCIATED CLUMPING AND SATELLISM 25
PRINCIPLE 25
METHOD 25
TOTAL WBC VOTE-OUT DUE TO VERY HIGH WHITE CELL COUNT 26
CORRECTION OF HB AND RBC INDICES FOR INTERFERENCE FROM PLASMA LIPAEMIA OR VERY HIGH WCC 26
PRINCIPLE 26
METHOD A - REMOVAL OF LIPAEMIC PLASMA OR WBC LAYER 26
METHOD B - PLASMA HB MEASUREMENT AND CORRECTION 26
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