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Biosafe Anemia Home Test Kit

The BIOSAFE Anemia Meter is a hand-held, rapid response blood testing device that accurately checks for blood hemoglobin levels. The test provides you with an accurate, convenient, and inexpensive way to test for possible Anemia in the comfort and safety of your home or office. Low hemoglobin levels are associated with extreme weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath, dizziness, depression, rapid heart beat, and/or pale skin. People over 65, those who have had recent surgery, and HIV/AIDS patients are at increased risk. Additionally, people who have kidney disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, or heart disease should check their hemoglobin level regularly.

The specimen collection process is quick, easy and virtually painless. Using the special lancet included with the BIOSAFE Anemia Meter, one or more drops of blood are taken from a nick of a finger and deposited into the Anemia Meter. A view window indicates when the right amount of blood has been deposited, and a plunger is then pushed to start the testing process. The unit is then set aside. At the end of twenty minutes the window on the meter will give you your result. That’s all there is to it! Quick – Convenient – Accurate. Your result will be numerical – not just a simple “YES” or “NO”. If your result shows that you may be anemic, you can place the Anemia Meter in the provided plastic envelope and show it to your health care provider.

Testing Procedure

	Check the Kit Contents Anemia Meter Device in Foil Pouch. Alcohol Prep. Adhesive Bandage. Sterile Gauze Pad. 2 Lancets. Easy to Understand Instructions.
	Understanding the Anemia Meter Remove Device from Pouch Test Scale. Fill Port - Apply Blood Here. Removable Protective Tab. Plunger. Collection View. Blood Target Post. Quality Check.
	Clean Selected Finger for Blood Collection Wash hands with warm water and dry thoroughly. Select either the middle or ring finger to collect blood sample. To increase blood flow, rub hands together for 10 seconds and then allow your selected hand to hang at your side for 30 seconds. Open the alcohol prep package and clean the selected finger and allow the skin to dry.
	Remove the Cap from the Lancet and Press against Finger Remove the plastic cap from the Lancet. Place the chosen hand palm side up on a flat surface. Place the Lancet slightly off center of your finger. Hold Lancet steady, press down firmly until it "clicks" and then release.
	Wipe away First Blood Drop and Collect Blood Sample Observe the finger to see if blood is flowing from the nick. It may be necessary to gently massage the finger from the base up to the "nick site" to produce the first drop of blood. Wipe away the first drop of blood with the Sterile Gauze Pad. Continue to gently squeeze the finger if needed to produce the drops that are needed. Wait until each drop is large and "hanging" before attempting to touch it to the Blood Target Post in the Fill Port.
	Fill the Blood Collection Device Do not proceed until the Collection View changes from white to red. It may take as many as three or more large hanging blood drops to turn the + to red. Apply adhesive bandage over the small nick on your finger.
	Activate the Anemia Meter While holding the Anemia Meter steady, carefully remove the protective tab from the plunger with an upward motion. Push the Plunger into the Anemia Meter to activate the testing process within 10 minutes of collecting the blood. Wait 20 minutes for the process to complete.
	Validating the Result After 20 minutes look at the scale to read your result. Observe the quality check window. If the quality check window has turned either red or green, your test is valid. If the quality check window remains white, your test is not valid.
	Reading your Result To read your result, follow the scale from the left to right direction. Read the scale where the white bar changes to green. The result is 11.5 in this example.

General Information

Understanding Anemia

Three types of cells make up the blood in our bodies, they are red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.  Red blood cells contain hemoglobin (Hb), which carries oxygen from the lungs to every cell in the body. Oxygen provides the energy needed by all the body’s muscles and organs. Anemia occurs when the number of red blood cells (or the Hb in them) drops below normal levels and can no longer supply the body with the oxygen it needs to function properly. Anemia, if not treated, can become a very serious condition, even leading to life-threatening complications. When the number of red blood cells in the body decreases, the heart works harder, pumping more blood to send more oxygen throughout the body. If the heart works too hard, it can develop a rapid heartbeat (tachycardia), and/or another serious condition known as left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).  LVH is an enlargement of the heart muscle that in turn can lead to heart failure.

Symptoms of Anemia

Anemia is one of those conditions that can sometimes be difficult to identify, because in the beginning, the symptoms may be mild. Complicating things even further, sometimes Anemia symptoms are mistaken for those of certain diseases or medication side effects.  It is quite common for people to either ignore Anemia symptoms or attribute them to other causes.

Major Anemia symptoms are:

• Extreme fatigue

• Weakness

• Shortness of breath

• Loss of concentration

• Dizziness

• Depression

• Rapid heart beat

• Pale skin

Risk Factors

It is estimated that as many as 20 million Americans are suffering from undiagnosed Anemia. Those at GREATEST risk are people with the following conditions:

• Chronic Kidney Disease

• Diabetes

• Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Cancer

• Heart Disease

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Additional common risk factors are:

• People over the age of 65

• Recent surgery patients

• People with HIV/AIDS

Test Levels

Frequently Asked Questions

What Causes Anemia?

Anemia will occur if the body produces too few red blood cells, loses too many of them, or if red blood cells are destroyed faster than they can be replaced. There are nearly 100 different types of Anemia with many causes. The more common causes are:

• A vitamin or iron deficiency

• A serious disease

• Significant blood loss

• Side effects of prescriptions drugs

• Genetic or acquired defects or disease

Is Anemia Treatable?

Anemia is definitely treatable, but the sooner it is discovered, the better. The treatment for Anemia must be based on its cause. For example, to treat iron deficiency Anemia caused by a poor diet, daily iron supplements would probably be prescribed as well as recommendations for a change in the diet. If the iron deficiency was caused by blood loss of one sort or another, medical treatment to prevent further loss would be required. In the case of vitamin deficiency Anemia (vitamin B12 or folic acid), treatment would probably include injections or oral supplements. In addition, after reviewing the patient’s dietary history, the physician might require changes in the diet to aid the vitamin replacements. Changes in certain medications might also be in order. If the Anemia is associated with a chronic disease, monitoring and treatment of the Anemia would become part of the physicians overall disease management plan in order to avoid complications. In severe cases of Anemia, drug therapy or even blood transfusions might need to be administered.

Are there Different Types of Anemia?

Because there are so many types of Anemia (almost 100), only a qualified physician can determine for sure. Some of the more common types you may have heard of are:

• Iron Deficiency Anemia - caused by too little iron.

• Vitamin Deficiency Anemia - deficiency in certain key vitamins.

• Sickle Cell Anemia - abnormally shaped red blood cells.

• Pernicious Anemia - lack of a substance needed to absorb Vitamin B12. Vitamin B-12 is necessary for the formation of red blood cells.

• Aplastic Anemia - bone marrow stops making adequate amounts of red blood cells.

• Hemolytic Anemia - inadequate red blood cells caused by premature destruction of red blood cells.

And the list goes on from there. If your Anemia Meter shows that you are anemic, don't wait!  Contact your physician immediately for further evaluation and treatment.

Laboratory Accuracy

• BIOSAFE Anemia Meter Home Test Kit blood sample analysis is as accurate as venous blood analysis with a tested 93% correlation.

Features

• Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or amount of Hemoglobin in the blood is not adequate to supply oxygen to the cells of the body. It is estimated 20 million Americans are suffering from undiagnosed Anemia.

• This test allows you to cost effectively establish a baseline Hemoglobin level and monitor your levels over time for changes that may indicate a problem.

• This is a single use, self-performed test with results available in 20 minutes. No laboratory analysis is needed.

• Measures the amount of Hemoglobin in the blood.

• Test is easy to perform yourself in the privacy of your home or office.

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved test kit for direct consumer use.

• Test kit includes an Anemia Meter Device in foil pouch, easy to understand instructions, alcohol prep, gauze pad, 2 lancets and adhesive bandage.

Anemia Meter Home Test

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