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Practical sessions

STart® 4

Agglutination

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 Cautions

Refer to the package inserts

Refer to the Protocols - tests setting, cat
n° 26987
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PT
Reagent: Néoplastine® STart® 4
CI Plus Run a calibration (%)
Standard with Etaloquick®
 Etaloquick® Run 2 controls
Controls  Coag Control N
 Coag Control N+P  Coag Control P

Check the values on

the flyer

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APTT
Reagents STart® 4
 PTT Automate 5 Run 2 controls
 STA® -CaCl2 0.025 M  Coag Control N
Controls  Coag Control P
 Coag Control N+P
Check the values on
the flyer

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Thrombin Time
Reagents STart® 4
 STA® - Thrombin 2 Run a control
Control  System Control N
 System Control N
Check the value on
the flyer

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Fibrinogen
Reagents STart® 4
 Fibriprest® Automate 5 Run a calibration
Standards  with Unicalibrator
 Unicalibrator Run 2 controls
Controls  System Control N
 System Control N+P  System Control P
STA® -Owren-Koller
Check the values on
the flyer

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EQA (External Quality Assessment)
Run a PT, APTT and STart® 4
Fibrinogen tests Run 2 IQC
Reagents  System Control N
 Néoplastine® CI Plus  System Control P
 CK-Prest® Run 2 EQC
 Fibriprest® Automate 5  Qualiris QC Premium
Controls
 System Control N+P Check the values on
the report
STA® -Owren-Koller

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FDP Plasma
Reagents
FDP Plasma
Controls
Included in the kit
Run a positive and a negative control as
indicated in the package insert

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 STart® 4
Competency checklist
I. Reagents and VI. Menu Calibration
disposable VII. Running an assay
II. Reading a screen VIII. Installation
III. Menu System Check IX. Preventive
IV. Menu Test Maintenance
Parameters X. Documentation
V. Menu Test Mode

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