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Before opening a refrigerated cassette, wait this long to bring it to room temperature.
What is at least 10 minutes?
If an optics check reading is outside the range.
What is the analyzer will not function?
This is where you find the LDX user manual and Cholestech cheat sheet on Teams.
What is the clinic training folder in MedicineAtWork documents on Teams?
If you have any questions about the operation of your Cholestech LDX System:
What is call Cholestech Technical Service or contact a member of the Wellness Team?
This mode must be selected for venous or capillary whole blood samples.
What is Whole B.?
True or False: Controls must be at room temperature before testing.
What is true?
This is the number of risk factors a person must have to be diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.
What is three?
Excess abdominal fat correlates closely to the risk of developing these 3 health conditions.
What are type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease?
A cassette needs to be used within this number of days after being brought to room temperature.
What is 30 days?
Controls need to be stored here when not in use.
What is the refrigerator?
This error means the optics test results were outside of range.
What is “Optics Test Fail”?
This condition, often linked to excess fat, is the strongest predictor of metabolic syndrome.
What is obesity?
The configuration menu allows you to control these items.
This menu is accessed by:
What are language, units, sample mode, printer and copy options, CHD risk assessment, and date/time?
What is holding the STOP button until the firmware version appears, using the DATA button to select options and the RUN button to confirm and move forward?
You should not remove this part while the Analyzer is plugged in, or it may lose calibration.
What is the ROM pack?
Weight stored around the middle of the waist puts excess strain on this system.
What is the cardiovascular system?
This level of cholesterol is called “good,” and having too little of it is a risk factor for metabolic syndrome.
What is HDL cholesterol?
This risk estimate, usually given as a percentage over 10 years, predicts your chance of developing coronary heart disease based on your health and lifestyle factors.
What is CHD risk (Coronary Heart Disease risk)?
You need to do this immediately before using each control vial.
What is mix each vial by gently inverting at least 7 times?
This is the name for a group of five risk factors that increase the chance of heart disease and stroke.
What is metabolic syndrome?
This is how often you should do an optics check.
What is once each day before patient samples are tested and after the Cholestech LDX Analyzer has been moved or serviced?
To perform a CHD risk assessment.
What is select "Risk = CHD Risk" in the configuration menu?
This occurs when sample clots due to delay in dispensing.
What is “Reaction Did Not Occur”?
This major long-term epidemiological study and scoring model started in Massachusetts in 1948 and is used to calculate CHD risk.
What is the Framingham Heart Study and Framingham Risk Score?
This environmental temperature range is required for proper Analyzer operation.
What is 68 – 87º F (20 – 31º C)?
Where you can find LDX coaching and training materials.
What is in the May KYN Biometrics folder under 2025 Wellness in Wellness Programs and the 2024 Wellness Program KYN Bio Cholesterol folder?