CardioChek Printer Labels (160 labels)

Roll of 160 printer labels for printing patient results on CardioChek PA/Plus, typically patient results are printed in duplicate on two labels where one is given to patient and other is adhered to patient chart or records.

Our Price:$10.95/roll

Tests/box: 1 roll/box

Minimum order: 1

Reasons for Lipid Panel Result Variations

Reason	Total Cholesterol	HDL	Triglycerides	Direct LDL	Calculated LDL LDL = (TC - HDL - (Trig/5))
Use improper blood collection techniques for PTS lipid panel	Can cause large variations (See Rules, Procedures, Common Mistakes)
Season-to-season (winter is highest)	Varies up to 12%
Day-to-day variation	Varies 3-5%		Varies 20-30%
As age increases	Increases		Increases		Increases
Recommend posture (sit for at least 5 min)	Decreases 10-15%
Tourniquet for venous sample (applied 2 min)	Increase 2-5%
Tourniquet for venous sample (applied 5+ min)	Increase 10-15%
Anticoagulant (fluoride,citrate,oxulate)	Decrease 10%
Blood sampling method	Finger prick samples are 2-4% higher than venous blood sample
Test without 8-12 hour fasting (12 hrs is optimal)			Not accurate
Triglycerides <= 250 mg/dL					Most accurate
250 mg/dL<Triglycerides<400 mg/dL					Less accurate
Triglycerides>=400 mg/dL					Not accurate
Clinic-to-clinic variation				Varies up to 12%
Measured vs. Calculated LDL on Cardiochek				Direct LDL is 3-4% lower than calculated LDL
Maintain normal diet for 2 weeks	Stabilizes all types of cholesterol measurements
Maintain stable weight for 2 weeks	Stabilizes all types of cholesterol measurements
Excess dietary fat, cholesterol, calories	Tends to increase all types of cholesterol measurements
Alcohol consumption		Increases	Increases
Exercise		Increases	Decreases	Decreases	Decreases
High blood pressure medicine		Decrease	Increase
Birth control pills	Decrease	Increase
Up to 8 weeks after heart attack or stroke	Falls considerably		Rises considerably
Up to 8 weeks after trauma or acute infection	Falls up to 40%
Pregnancy	Increase 20-35%			Increase	Increase
Resistance to insulin		Decrease	Increase
Metabolic Syndrome		Decrease	Increase
Type 2 Diabetes		Decrease	Increase
Hyperthyroidism	Decrease
Hypothyroidism	Increase
Liver disease	Varies considerably
Renal failure	Varies considerably
Malnutrition	Decrease