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I have read the ACCUCHEK Policy and Procedure   Yes

  

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1.  Glucose test strips must be stored:

In tightly capped strip container
 a & c
At room temperature
At refrigeration temperatures (2 -8 Celsius)
 


                                                                                             

 

 

 

 

 

                     

2. Use of the Accuchek Advantage is limited to screening and monitoring purposes; therefore, a diagnosis of diabetes cannot be made just based on an elevated test result.

True
False

                                                                                             

                      

3. The Accuchek Advantage glucose control solutions are stable only good for _______ after opening.  The new expiration date for a brand new control set opened on 11/5/07 is ___________, and should be written on both vials to prevent their use beyond expiration.

24 months; 11/5/09
12 months; 11/5/08
3 months;  (2/5/08)
 6 months; Cinco de Mayo, 2008
 

                                                                                             
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

4. Test strips must be removed from the container only when ready to use as strips are sensitive to humidity.

True
False

                                                                                             

                      

5. Accuchek Advantage glucometers must be cleaned:

After each patient use
Once a week
 Once a month
 The Accuchek Advantagemeters are maintenance free.

                                                                                             

                     

6. It is acceptable to report the patient results if one of the controls is out.

True
False
 

                                                                                            

                     

7. A critical blood glucose result for an adult is a value that is _____________.  If the result displayed by the screen is  "HI",  this means the glucose result is _________.

less than 50 mg/dl  or greater than 450 mg/dl; and at least greater than 500 mg/dL
less than 10 mg/dl  or greater than 600 mg/dl; between 110 and 600 mg/dL
less than 30 mg/dl  or greater than 300 mg/dl; between 300 and 600 mg/dL
 less than 40 mg/dl  or greater than 110 mg/dl; between 110 and 300 mg/dL

                                                                                             

                     

8. As of 2005, JC requires documentation of blood glucose results in the medical record include:

The control lot number in use
The strip lot number in use
 The glucometer serial number
 The glucose reference (normal) range

                                                                                             

                     

9. Interfering substances are those substances which may lead to lower or higher BG results (depending on substance type).  Manufacturers are obligated to disclose those substances.
As an Ascencia user*, you should be aware of the following interfering substances and how each one impacts the BG result. 

Maltose, Xylose, Galactose  (elevate result). Maltose for example is present in Extraneal peritoneal dyalisate solutions.
Estrogens (decrease result)
 Bilirubin levels > 20 mg/dl (elevate result)
a & c

* note: Some of the above interfering substances may affect other glucometer brands .  Please visit the FDA website for full information.                        

                                                                 
   

                     

10. In addition to day of patient testing, controls must be performed when:

A new lot of strips or controls is opened
After battery changes
 The meter has been dropped
The patient's clinical symptom's do not really correlate with the BG result
 All of the above