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Collecting Blood Samples
How to Obtain a Capillary
Blood Sample:
• Use only fresh whole
blood samples.
• Make sure no water
remains on the
puncture site.
• Collect the capillary
blood using a
lancing device and an
appropriate technique.
• Avoid squeezing the
puncture site excessively.
• Apply the drop of blood directly to the target area of the test strip,
covering the entire area.
• If necessary, the blood can be collected in a capillary tube coated
with sodium heparin,
lithium heparin, or
EDTA, and then applied
to the test strip.
How to Obtain a Venous
Blood Sample:
• Use only fresh whole
blood samples.
• Collect the venous blood
sample in a collection tube
containing sodium
heparin, lithium heparin
or EDTA ensuring that the test tube is completely filled.
• Do not use collection tubes that contain fluoride or oxalate.
• If the blood is collected from an intravenous line, clear the line
before drawing the sample into a syringe that contains sodium
heparin, lithium heparin or EDTA.
• Use the sample within 30 minutes of collection.
• Invert the tube with the sample several times immediately before
removing the sample.
• Use a disposable transfer pipette to obtain a sample from the center
of the collection tube.
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For Use with Precision PCx
v2.2 Only
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v2.2 Only
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For Use with Precision PCx
v2.0, v2.1 and v2.2.