For Medical Professionals

Steps to Test with CardioChek PA Analyzer and Lipid Panel Strips:

1. Insert MEMo Chip.

Insert the MEMo Chip that matches the lot number on the test strip vial. Press either button ( or ) to turn the CardioChek PA on.

2. Insert Test strip.

Hold the test strip by the end with the horizontal raised lines. Insert the opposite end of the strip firmly into analyzer. Push the strip in as far as it will go. The analyzer will then display APPLY SAMPLE.

3. Stick finger.

Wipe the finger with an alcohol wipe and let finger dry. Remove the cap from a lancet. Press lancet against side of finger until the lancet clicks.

4. Get a blood drop.

Massage the hand from the palm to the finger. The blood drop forms on the finger. Wipe away the first drop of blood with gauze. Then collect the blood for testing.

5. Collect blood drop.

Hold the double red-banded end of capillary tube and touch the blood drop to the black-banded end of the capillary tube. For best results, hold tube horizontally or slightly downward. The capillary will fill with blood automatically until the blood reaches the black band. Make sure the capillary is filled to the black band and has no bubbles. (Alternatively, plastic capillary blood collector may be used [not pictured].)

6. Insert plunger.

Insert black plunger into capillary end with double red band (capillary tubes only).

7. Dispense blood.

With APPLY SAMPLE displayed, hold capillary directly over the test strip white blood application window and push plunger down slowly and smoothly. Dispense all of the blood into the blood application window. (Note: The analyzer shuts down if idle for 3 minutes.)

8. Wait / Read results.

In about two minutes, the CHOL result will appear on the display. (To display other lipids, press the NEXT button to scroll through the test results.) Remove and discard strip. DO NOT add more blood to a test strip that has been used.

9. Prepare for next test.

If the CardioChek PA analyzer is on, and the last result is still on the display, or the display says RUN TEST, press the Enter button (left button with a circle on it). The CardioChek PA will display INSERT STRIP and you are ready to go back to Step 2 to perform another test.