1. The DATA button:

a) Opens the cassette drawer
b) Allows the user to view the last reported results
c) Closes the cassette drawer at the end of a test
d) Allows you to enter the configuration menu

2. Which of these is not a requirement for the LDX:

a) Room temperature: 20°-31°C (68°-87°F)
b) A stable work surface
c) Room with 25% humidity
d) No direct sunlight

3. Before removing the replaceable ROM pack:

a) Disconnect the analyzer from the power source
b) Push the RUN button
c) Run the optics check cassette
d) Remove the metal clip

4. To enter the configuration menu:

a) Hold the DATA button down until the firmware version appears
b) Hold the RUN button down until the firmware version appears
c) Hold the STOP button down until the firmware version appears
d) Push the STOP button, then the RUN button

5. Sample type "Whole B." should be used for all the following except:

a) Fingerstick samples
b) Quality control samples
c) Venous whole blood samples
d) Serum samples

6. The optics check should be run:

a) Three times a day
b) Each day before patient samples are tested
c) Once a week
d) Once a month

7. If an optics check reading is outside the range:

a) The analyzer will not function
b) It is OK to run patient samples
c) Do not record the results on the optics check log
d) Run the quality control material

8. Before testing, the cassette should warm up, unopened, at room temperature for:

a) 5 minutes
b) 10 minutes
c) 15 minutes
d) 20 minutes

9. Quality Control should be run to:

a) Use cassettes
b) Check the pipette function
c) Comply with state requirements
d) Verify that the system is functioning properly

10. To place the quality control sample into the cassette:

a) Use a capillary tube and plunger
b) Draw the control sample into a syringe
c) Use a Cholestech Mini-Pet™ and pipette tips
d) Drop an eyedropper of sample onto the cassette

11. Good fingerstick technique includes all except:

a) Obtaining a free flowing drop of blood
b) Wiping the first drop of blood off the finger
c) Cleaning the finger well with alcohol
d) Allowing air bubbles into the capillary tube

12. The sample in the capillary tube should be dispensed into the cassette in:

a) Less than 5 minutes
b) Less than 3 minutes
c) Immediately
d) Less than 10 minutes

13. After the blood has been dispensed into the sample well of the cassette, place the cassette in the drawer and press RUN:

a) After 5 minutes
b) Immediately
c) After 1 minute
d) Any time

14. To perform a CHD Risk assessment, do all except:

a) Select Risk = CHD Risk in the configuration menu
b) Run a cassette with total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol
c) Push the DATA button twice after the results appear on the screen
d) Run a TC•GLU cassette

15. If you have any questions about the operation of your Cholestech LDX System:

a) Call Cholestech Technical Service
b) Call Cholestech Customer Service
c) Call your Cholestech Sales Rep
d) Call your distributor