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Bonewit Chapt 15
Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Automated method | A method of laboratory testing in which the series of steps in the test method is performed with an automated analyzer. |
| Fasting | Abstaining from foods or fluids for a specified amount of time before the collection of a specimen. |
| Homeostasis | The state in which body systems are functioning normally; and the internal enviroment of the body is in equilibruim; the body is in a healthy state. |
| In Vivo | Occuring in the living body or organism. |
| Laboratory tests | The clinical analysis and study of materials, fluids, or tissues obtained from patients to assist in diagnosis and treatment of disease. |
| Manual method | A method of laboratory testing in which the series of steps in the test method is performed by hands. |
| Plasma | The Liq. part of the blood, consisting of a clear, yellowish fluid that comprises approx. 55% of the total blood volume. |
| Profile | Numerous laboratory tests providing related or complementary information used to determine the health status of a Pt. |
| Quality control | The application of methods to ensure that test results are reliable and valid and that errors are detected and eliminated. |
| Routine Test | A laboratory test performed routinely on apparently healthy patients to assist in the early detection of disease. |
| Serum | The clear, straw colored part of the blood that remains after the solid elements and the clotting factor fibrinogen have been separated out of it. |
| Specimen | A small sample of something taken to show the nature of the whole. |
| Analyte | A substance that is being identified or measured in a laboratory report. |
| Calibration | A mechanism to check the precision and accuracy of a test system, such as an automated analyzer to determine if the system is providing accurate results; typically performed using a device called a standard |
| Clinical diagnosis | A tenative diagnosis of a patients condition obtained though evaluation of the health history and the PE. |
| Control | A solution that is used to monitor a test system to ensure the reliability and accuracy of test results. |
| Nonwaived test | A complex lab test that doesn't meet the CLIA criteria for waiver an is subject to the CILA regulations. |
| Product insert | A printed document supplied by the manufacturer with a lab test product that contains info on the proper stoarage & use of the product. |
| Qualitative test | A test that indicates whether or not a substance is present in the specimen being tested & also provides a approx. indication of the amt. of the substance. |
| Quantitative test | A test that indicates the exact amt. of a chemical substance that is present in the body, with the results being reported in measurable units. |
| Reagant | A substance that produces a reaction with a patient specimen that allows detection of measurement of the substance by the test system. |
| Reference page | A certain established and acceptable parameter or ref. range within which the laboratory test results of a healthy individual are expected to fall. |
| Test system | A setup that includes all of the test components req. to perform a lab test such as testing devices, controls & testing reagents. |
| Waived tests | A lab test that meets the CILA criteria for being a simple procedure that is easy to perform and has a low risk of erroneous test results; these have been FDA approved for home use. |
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