Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory
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| Automated method | A method of laboratory testing in which the series of steps in the test method is performed with an automated analyzer.
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| Fasting | Abstaining from food or fluids (except water) for a specified amount of time before the collection of a specimen.
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| Homeostasis | The state in which body systems are functioning normally, and the internal environment of the body is in equilibrium; the body is in a healthy state.
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| In vivo | Occurring in the living body or organism.
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| Laboratory test | The clinical analysis and study of materials, fluids, or tissues obtained from patients to assist in Dx and Tx of disease.
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| Manual method | A method of laboratory testing in which the series of steps in the test method is performed by hand.
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| Normal range | A certain established and acceptable parameter or reference range which the lab test results of a healthy individual are expected to fall.
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| Plasma | The liquid part of the blood, consisting of a clear, yellowish fluid that comprises approx 55% of the total blood volume.
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| Profile | Numerous lab tests providing related or complementary information used to determine the health status of a pt.
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| Quality control | The application of methods to ensure that test results are reliable and valid and that errors are detected and eliminated.
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| Routine test | A lab test performed routinely on apparently healthy pts to assist in the early detection of disease.
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| Serum | The clear, straw colored part of the blood (plasma) that remains after the solid elements and the clotting factor fibrinogen have been separated out of it.
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| Specimen | A small sample of something taken to show the nature of the whole.
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