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A blood testing system which includes a colorimeter for observing the light transmission characteristics of a reacted blood sample to determine the concentration of a particular component. The colorimeter includes a lamp, a sample holding well, a photocell, and a meter having a needle to indicate the output of the photocell. A removable module is provided which is adapted to plug into the circuitry of the instrument and adjustably calibrate the instrument for a particular blood determination. The module includes a printed scale which is designed to be positioned immediately adjacent the meter needle when the module is operatively connected to the colorimeter, the units of the scale being correlated to the particular blood determination of the module such that the scale reads directly in the units of the test being conducted. By employing a number of modules, each being color-coded and calibrated for a a particular blood determination, the colorimeter may be easily adapted to perform a number of tests by merely inserting the appropriate module. A carousel is provided for mounting several modules in the instrument, the carousel being rotatable to sequentially translate individual modules to the operative position adjacent the output needle of the meter. A number of filters are provided for the colorimeter, and a mechanism is incorporated which is designed to selectively position individual filters in the light path of the colorimeter. A patient record card is provided which is adapted to overlie and be temporarily affixed to the module. The card, which may also be color-coded, includes a scale which overlies the scale of the module, this scale being adapted to be marked to serve as a permanent record of the test determination. A removable tear-off tab is associated with the card which may be utilized to identify a blood sample by patient number and test. A number of marked cards, obtained over a period of time for a particular test, is adapted to be placed in overlapping relationship whereby the test results will be displayed as a graph plotted against time. A folder is provided to retain the cards in such overlaping relationship, the folder having a clear plastic overlay with indicia thereon to indicate the normal range of the test results. The cuvette containing the reagent required for the blood determination is provided with a molded plastic cap which is designed to retain a capillary within the cuvette when the cap is attached. For this purpose, the cap includes an integral depending flap having an aperture therethrough, the aperture being designed to threadedly receive the capillary.
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