ITC IRMA TruPoint Blood Analysis System - Manual (Page 101)

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4. If BEb was selected, chose the source of the patient hemoglobin value to
be used in the BEb calculation and press next . Highlight the button next
to one of the following options:
a. Default value: 15g/dL is automatically
used in all BEb calculations.
b. Manually Entered value: User manually
enters a patient hemoglobin value with each
test.
c. Calculated value: If a CC cartridge is run with both blood gas and hct
analytes selected, the tHb value that is calculated from the hct test will
be used in the BEb calculation.
If Default or Manually Entered was selected, Calculated Values setup is
complete.
5. If Calculated was selected, chose an alternate tHb source to be used
when a calculated tHb is not available, and press next . Highlight the
button next to one of the following options:
a. Default value: 15 g/dL is automatically
used in the BEb calculation.
b. Manually Entered value: User manually
enters a patient hemoglobin value with each
test.
Calculated Values setup is complete.
Selecting the formulas to be used to derive the calculated values
• Selecting Base Excess and Bicarbonate Formulas:
1. Highlight Formulas and press edit .
2. Highlight the button next to the formula to be
used in the calculation of base excess and
bicarbonate. Press
next .