How to use CoaguChek XS for INR Monitoring at home
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How do you test your INR at home using the CoaguChek XS for INR Monitoring system. See a real patient do this from his home on himself to help you do yours. SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more videos like this.
New user here who just couldn't get the hang of it until I watched your vid. Thank you so much.
I'm a long time user who just drew a blank this morning on the exact sequence of this test. Thanks for laying it out so clearly!
This video was MUCH better (more specific) than the one created by the manufacturer, Roche. Thank you!
I was getting fed up with this machine. Kept getting error code 5. Used this texhnique and got a result. Thank you!!
Your video is excellent!
In less than 5 minutes you made a presentation that was more informative and understandable than the 1.5 hour house call by the visiting nurse. My mom was left a bit confused and apprehensive about doing the weekly self-tests after the training than she was beforehand.
Thank you very much sir.
I've just decided to start checking my own INR and this was a great help. Its the best video i've seen so far, being the easiest to follow.
Thank you. We are helping my Mother in law and doing our first test tonight. This was a big help.
I must have ruined $100 in test strips until I watch this video come to find out I wasn't depositing enough blood so the meter kept saying error your video helped a lot thanks❤
Thanks so much for this video. I just started working as a hospice nurse and this really helped me get comfortable with the INR machine.
This video is wonderful, actually helped me
Simple, straightforward. Thx. One thing - be sure to wash with soap and water or use an alcohol swap before lancing your finger.
Do not use alcohol before testing. It can mess with the results.
@@DonnaNolanWilson Well, I guess the Nurse at the hospital and my personal Dr. Are doing it wrong because they all swab with an alcohol swab.
@@cllistings5914 Yeah, I guess they are as the alcohol can change the result.
@@cllistings5914 PS. We have been doing this weekly for 13 years. We wash his hands with soap and water before testing and he has never gotten an infection. We must be doing something right.
You wipe with alcohol swab then dry it off with a guaze. That's how we do it at my office.
Thanks. I have to take my dad's INR and I thought QC meant Quality Check and was a bad thing. Oops. Now I know better.
Great device, allows you to quickly gain feedback on coumadin levels, no need for expensive non reversable anticoagulants-maybe.
THANK YOU!!! You are a Godsend. We went step by step with you. PERFECT video. I pray 🙏 you are feeling well. 🙂
Thank you for letting us know it helped you. He is still doing okay and we will test in the morning.
Thank for this helpful informational video!
Just got my machine. Nice presentation.
TY great job.. I love my VIT K veggies lol so I have to fight to keep mine up. I will be doing my INR at home soon
Thank you... I always get him on the side. He told me. And it hurts. Next month, toward the middle. 😅 thanks again.
I thank you so much for your very through Video! I’m new to testing my friend weekly, was shown once, and needed a refresher course to get results!
You're very welcome!
Too bad the hospitals don't train their staff. I have a machine but am checking twice a week lately which means one of them needs to be at a clinic or hospital. The lady insisted that the machine doesn't need to lay flat so she angled it with the strip side about an inch higher while it was reading the strip. I knew it was wrong...but she didn't care and was offended that I said the machine needs to sit flat.
So lesson learned...make sure the machine sits on a flat horizontal surface while it is reading the blood on the strip...and I guess I should have said something to someone before I left, but I was in a hurry to get to my next appointment.
I couldn't see bc your wife was in the way! What was she doing & why did she block the camera? Did she get the blood to drop? When you said that you pushed it on the SIDE, what side? Im glad she helps you, but that's the part i need help with. The INR nurse said NOT TO SQUEEZE the finger! Did you squeeze the finger? bc if you did, and your test was perfect, then that's what I'll start doing. Thank you.
Great Video... Just learning about all this for my mom... She has AFib... Thanks!
+sinsagoodmansbrother Hello. me too. for my dear mom. I wish your mom all teh best. May i ask questions please? Electricity voltage in the country where i live (Iran) is different than that in the US. I see the batteries lie in the back. So, shall I still plug the device to the AC power or are the batteries enough without any need to plug the device every once in a while to the electricity outlet? another question pls: will you discard the strip that is used during this video? then how many strips one needs to store at home for a year? what about the pricks? I will need to buy as many strips and pricks as possible for a year time storage because I am not living in the US. So it's not easy to buy one or two, rather I need to purchase a lot at once. thid question please: what happens with the digital chip? as you see I won't get the chance to repair it. is that a userfriendly and healthy chip or will it encounter a glitch every once in a while?
Interesting. Thanks for the info.
We were told not to squeeze the finger as it can affect the result.
You have to squeeze the finger to get the blood out.
We did not see anything !!
How did you drop at strip !!
Key seems to be to have a LOT of blood. Good tips about drinking water and exercising though. If you've been sitting around you just don't have enough circulation.
Helpful🎉
Request a help. Where should we drop our blood? I tried in the side, it accepted and gave an higher value. You have dropped it at the center. Will it makes a difference.?
Blood should be dropped in the center.
Thank you for posting this video. I really needed this after messing up my second testing.
In the user manual it is stated that hiding the blood by pressing may give incorrect results.
Do you play guitar? I go put on warfarin yesterday I’m at the hospital
Good day. I have a question. Can you please help.? I have test strips from 2 batch. Let's say unique code is 220 (first batch) & 300 (new purchase). When i insert the strip from new batch (i.e. 300)., the machine is still showing 220 instead of 300. I thought it would be read dynamically. But it is not. Can you please advice how to deal this.
I am not a doctor so double check with your provider but most of the test strips come with a coded chip that gets inserted in the INR Machine. On mine, it is on the lower left.
@@DonnaNolanWilson Mine has code on the box too. Problem is, it isn't detecting the code as per strip inserted.
@@darshansrinivasan Your box should have contained a little plastic chip that you have to insert into your CoaguChek after removing the old chip.
@@DonnaNolanWilson I get it now. I did not get that one from the provider. Only strips I got.
I’m in Texas can anyone can tell me where I can buy this machine for my wife
Thank you
You need a doctors prescription
can you still take INR after talking Coumadin?
Hello. May i ask questions please? Electricity voltage in the country where i live (Iran) is different than that in the US. I see the batteries lie in the back. So, shall I still plug the device to the AC power or are the batteries enough without any need to plug the device every once in a while to the electricity outlet? another question pls: will you discard the strip that is used during this video? then how many strips one needs to store at home for a year? what about the pricks? I will need to buy as many strips and pricks as possible for a year time storage because I am not living in the US. So it's not easy to buy one or two, rather I need to purchase a lot at once. thid question please: what happens with the digital chip? as you see I won't get the chance to repair it. is that a userfriendly and healthy chip or will it encounter a glitch every once in a while?
Standard batteries. No power adapter.
No need to plug it in. Batteries will work fine. Discard strips after each use. strips are very expensive unless you have medical insurance for prescriptions. You only need to check your blood every 2 weeks. You can get the strips on e-bay. The strips come with a chip that needs to be changed when you order new strips. Store the strips between 36-86 degrees Farenheit. Is your model an S or XS. ? The S model has been discontinued.
Where is this machine????
im a little concerned becasue I did a few tests on the same day three in total, the first one at 7pm showed 3.4 but then 44 minutes later I checked it again and it was 4.3 and then I checked it 10 minutes later and it was 4.9, so im concerned that the tester is not very acurate. I took the blood thiners at 6, and I cant understand that after 10 minutes its jumped up by .6
It can fluctuate by the hour and the day. It will also fluctuate with what you eat. I hope you are doing this testing on an empty stomach?
@@DonnaNolanWilson yea
Why can't I purchase this?
Thank you
... wish I knew where to get one of those machines ...
You have to have a prescription from a doctor to get one.
@@DonnaNolanWilson ... thank you I see him tomorrow and I'll ask him ... thank you so much ...
Thank you ❤
Hello I want to buy this for my mom, they cost around $600 Australian dollars but I wanted to ask you like how much does it cost to buy the supplies for it and how often they expire? Thank you
Supplies are covered by medical insurance here in America after a co-pay of $20.00 every couple of months. Supplies are usually good before expiration for about 2 years.
Always clean the finger before and after
Of course, wash your hands with antibacterial soap but alcohol is not recommended as it can interfere with the outcome.
Where did u buy this machine and how much ?
You can only get this device by prescription from your doctor.
What is the price of this machine and strip?
Where can you get one
Doctors prescription
Is there a delete button on this machine .
No, I don't believe so.
I was taught to alcohol swab my finger before clicking it..........was told that cleans it before you put that huge hole in your finger. hahhaha
Actually, the alcohol can alter the results. We have been doing this for 10 years. Wash your hands first with disinfectant soap and hot water and you will be fine.
Your video...easy to understand..very helpful
And love your sense of humor!!
Have one question:
When you go to apply the droplet of blood do you hold it above the test strip...or apply it to the side of the test strip.
Thanks
@@kaytaylor5558 apply it to the side it just kinda sucks it in .......thanks for the reminder I am about 10 days late in testing .
@mary jane They will do that in hospital settings as they don't know where your hands have just been. If you have a sink with warm or hot water and antibacterial soap, you don't need the alcohol.
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How can I get it India
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where i can buy it?
Doctors prescription
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How to order this machine sir
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i am looking for it, but indent in Indonesia, can you tell me how's the price.
Poppy Juwita 2500 US dollars plus supplies
You can see on IG koperasi_kkji i also stay indo indent only for 2 weeks
You can find them on e-bay. I paid $250.00 US dollars for mine. Slightly used. Works very well.
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I’m in Texas can anyone can tell me where I can buy this machine for my wife
Thank you