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4.3TEST ALERTS
4.3.1 Flashing Values and Dashes
When a test value flashes on and off on the display
panel, an asterisk (*) will appear on the printout after
the numerical value. Flashing values indicate that
the result is outside the validated test range of the
parameter. (See Table 4-1).
Dashes on the panel and on the printout mean
that the computed test value is outside the display
range of the instrument, or that a packed cell layer
is too small to measure. In such cases, dashes and
no test value and bar graph point will appear.
Table 4-1 shows out-of-range points for QBC
AccuTubes. With QBC AccuTubes, elevated cell
counts are indicated by the statement OUT OF
RANGE on the printout and by the following
displays:
•HighWBC–Displayflashes99.9(insteadof---)
when total WBC count is over 99.9 × 10
9
/L.
•HighGranulocyteCount–Displayflashes99.9
when Granulocyte count is over 99.9 × 10
9
/L.
•HighLymph/MonoCount–Displayflashes99.9
when Lymph/Mono count is over 99.9 × 10
9
/L.
•HighPlateletCount–Displayflashes999when
Platelet count is over 999 × 10
9
/L.
See Appendix A-2 for out-of-range points for other
QBC tube types.
4.3.2 Special HB-MCHC Conditions
No HB and MCHC values will appear if any of the
conditions listed in Table 4-2 occur. In such cases,
the examination of a peripheral blood smear is
recommended to determine the nature of the red
cell abnormality.
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Table 4-1.
Out-of-Range Points for
Flashing Test Values – AccuTube
 HCT <15%or>65%
 PLT* <20or>999
 WBC* <1.6or>99.9
 GRANS* <0.8or>70.
 LYMPH/MONOS* <0.8or>99.9
*10
9
/L
Table 4-2.
HB-MCHC No-Value Conditions
HCT ≤15%or≥65%
HB ≤ 5 g/dL or ≥ 20 g/dL
MCHC ≤ 25 g/dL or ≥ 37.3 g/dL