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5.2 Preparing to perform a liquid quality control test
Prepare for a liquid quality control test in the same way
you would prepare to perform a test with a capillary blood
sample. The only difference is the use of control solution
instead of blood.
1 Have the test strip container at hand.
2 If you are using the test strip lot for the first time, make
sure that the code chip that came with these test
strips is at hand.
3 Make sure the bottle of freeze-dried (lyophilized) con-
trol plasma and the dropper for making the control
solution are at hand. This bottle should remain refrig-
erated (not frozen) until use.
4 Make sure that the quality control code chip that
came with the control solution is at hand.
5 Open the lid of the bottle and remove the rubber cap.
6 Hold the dropper with the sealed dropper neck point-
ing upward, then cut off the end of the cap with scis-
sors. Do not hold the dropper close to your face.
To avoid loss of diluent, hold the dropper by the stem;
do not squeeze the bulb of the dropper while cutting
the tip.