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IDEXX inVue Dx Certificate Course

Learn how to use the IDEXX inVue Dx analyzer AND get CE credit! In this online training course, you’ll learn how to run patient samples on the IDEXX inVue Dx analyzer, how to supplement your CBC results with blood morphology results, how to maintain the analyzer, and more. This course is divided into 4 modules that each take 15 minutes or less to complete.

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Running samples

Follow these steps or watch these videos .

Step 1

Initiate the sample run on the IDEXX VetLab Station—be sure to select inVue Dx and the applicable test type.

Step 2

Prepare the sample using the applicable IDEXX inVue Dx QuickPrep Kit. Learn more about this step in the videos below.

Step 3

Load the cartridge into the analyzer and press the Start button. Results will be available within 10 minutes.

How to run ear cytology

 

How to run blood morphology

 

Understanding results

Ear cytology

Get left and right ear results all in one run and in one report that:

  • Quantify yeast and bacteria (rods and cocci).
  • Assess for the presence of white blood cells and mites.
  • Display a composite image gallery, supporting the AI-assisted pathology findings (for reference purposes only).
  • Provide board-certified dermatologist expertise via diagnostic considerations that help you make real-time clinical decisions.

Blood morphology

Get blood morphology results that:

  • Quantify changes in RBC blood morphology, immature neutrophils, and platelets (even in the presence of clumping).
  • Display a composite image gallery, supporting the AI-assisted pathology findings (for reference purposes only).
  • Provide board-certified pathologist expertise via diagnostic considerations that help you make real-time clinical decisions.
  • Supplement a ProCyte One or ProCyte Dx hematology analyzer CBC with a consolidated report that automatically integrates red blood cell, hematocrit, and white blood cell values and provides blood morphological assessment of critical parameters.

Supplies

What are the supplies?


These supplies are used exclusively with the IDEXX inVue Dx analyzer:
 
  • IDEXX inVue Dx Ear Cytology QuickPrep Kit
  • IDEXX inVue Dx Blood Morphology QuickPrep Kit
  • IDEXX inVue Dx 20 µL Pipette (included with purchase)
  • 20 µL pipette tips


Pipettes and pipette tips can be purchased at IDEXX Online Orders

Autoreplenish your supplies


IDEXX proactively monitors your usage of the IDEXX inVue Dx Ear Cytology QuickPrep Kit and IDEXX inVue Dx Blood Morphology QuickPrep Kit via your IDEXX SmartService Solutions connection and will send you more automatically when your inventory is low.

Frequently asked questions

The IDEXX inVue Dx analyzer is validated for use with canine and feline samples.

  • For blood morphology: 20 µL of EDTA-treated whole blood is required (use within 4 hours of collection).
  • For ear cytology: Fresh ear swab samples are required.

It takes approximately 10 minutes to get results from a run on the IDEXX inVue Dx analyzer.

Supplementing CBC results from the ProCyte One or ProCyte Dx hematology analyzer with blood morphology results from the IDEXX inVue Dx analyzer can add value as morphologic changes in blood cell characteristics (e.g., size, shape, structure, and arrangement) and can provide valuable information about the health of the pet, even when the cell count is normal.

The process for supplementing your CBC results varies, depending on your hematology analyzer:

  • If you’re using a ProCyte One or ProCyte Dx hematology analyzer: For full, automatic integration, initiate a run on the IDEXX VetLab Station that includes both the IDEXX inVue Dx analyzer and the ProCyte One or ProCyte Dx analyzer. The IDEXX inVue Dx analyzer will automatically leverage the RBC, WBC, and PLT counts provided in the CBC, and the blood morphology results will be automatically integrated with the CBC results.
  • If you’re using a different hematology analyzer: In order for the IDEXX inVue Dx analyzer to leverage the CBC results, the RBC, WBC and PLT counts will need to be manually added when the IDEXX inVue Dx analyzer run is initiated. Blood morphology results will be reported separately from the hematology results.

Learn more about the comprehensive hematology picture