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Bonewit # 15
Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory-emily
| 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 food of fluids for a specified amount of time before the collection of a specimen |
| Homeostasis | The state in which the body systems are functioning normally and the internal environment of the body is equilibrium, the body in in a healthy state. |
| In vivo | Occurring in the living body or organism |
| Laboratory Test | 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 hand. |
| Plasma | the liquid part of the blood consisting of a clear, yellowish fluid that comprises approx 55% of the total blood volume. |
| Profile | Numerous laboratory test providing related or complementary info used to determine the health status of a patient |
| Quality Control | The application of methods to ensure taht tests results are reliable and valid and that errors are detected and eliminated |
| Routine test | a lab test performed on routinely on apparently healthy patients to assist in the early detection of disease. |
| 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. |
| 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 lab 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 acurate results; typically performed using a device called a standard. |
| Clinical diagnosis | A tentative diagnosis of a patients condition obtained through evaluation of the health history & the PE, without the benefit of laboratory report. |
| 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 does not meet the CLIA criteria for waiver & is subject to the CLIA regulations. |
| Product insert | A printed document supplied by the manufacturer with a laboratory test product that contains info on the proper storage& use of product |
| Qualitative test | Whether or not a substance is present and the amount of the substance. |
| Quantitative | a test that indicates the exact chemical substance present in the body |
| Reagent | A substance that produces a reaction with a patient specimen that allows detection of measurement of the substance by the test system. |
| Reference Range | A certain established & acceptable parameter or reference range within which the lab test results of a healthy individual are expected to fall |
| Test system | A setup that includes all of the test components required to perform a lab test such as testing devices, controls, & testing reagents |
| Waived test | A lab test that meets CLIA criteria for being a simple procedure that is easy to preform & has a low risk of erroneous test results; these have been FDA approved for home use. |
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