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Error 5 | The bedside unit | 1.Clean bedside unit, | |
Meter Optics | detected a problem | especially gray area inside | |
| with the optical | test strip holder, but | |
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| system. | NOTE: Before cleaning, | |
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| compare color of test strip | |
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| confirmation dot to Color | |
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| Chart on test strip bottle. If | |
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| glucose level is very high | |
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| or very low, take appropri- | |
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| ate steps to monitor | |
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| patient and provide | |
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| medical care. | |
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| • Repeat test with new | |
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| test strip. | |
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| • Make sure test strip | |
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| holder is fully inserted into | |
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| bedside unit. | |
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| • Wait for “Insert Strip” to | |
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| appear on display before | |
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| inserting test strip. | |
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| 2.If you continue to get any | |
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| error message, obtain a | |
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| laboratory result. Take | |
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| appropriate steps to | |
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| monitor patient and | |
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| provide medical care while | |
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| awaiting laboratory result. | |
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| 3.Contact LifeScan for help. | |
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If you cannot resolve a problem, call LifeScan Healthcare Professional Line:
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