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Bonewit Chapt 15
Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory- Karly Hayes
Question | Answer |
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A method of laborator testing in which the series of steps in the test method is performed with an automated analyzer | Automated method |
Abstaining from food or fluids (except water) for a specified amount of time before the collection of a specimen | Fasting |
The state in which body systems are functioning normally, and the internal environment of the body is the equilibrium; the body is in a healthy state | Homeostasis |
occurring in the living body or organism | In Vivo |
The clinical analysis and study of materials, fluids, or tissues obtained from patients to assist in diagnosis and treatment of disease | Laboratory test |
A method of laboratory testing in whihc the series of steps in the test method is performed by hand | Manual Method |
The liquid part of the blood, consisting of a clear, yellowish fluid that comprises approximately 55% of the total blood volume | Plasma |
Numerous laboratory tests providing related or complementary iformation used to determine the health status of a patient | Profile |
The application of methods to ensure that test results are reliable and valid and that errors are detected and eliminated | Quality control |
A laboratory test performed routinely on apparently healthy patients to assist in the early detection of disease | Routine test |
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 | Serum |
A small sample of something taken to show the nature of the whole | Specimen |
A substance that is being identifed or measured in a laboratory report | Analyte |
A mechanism to check the precision & 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 | Calibration |
A tentative diagnosis of a patients condition obtained through evaluation of the health history & the PE, without the benefit of laboratory or diagnostic tests | Clinical Diagnosis |
A solution that is used to monitor a test system to ensure the reliability & accuracy of test results | Control |
A complex lab test that does not meet the CLIA criteria for waiver & is subject to the CLIA regulations | Nonwaived test |
A printed document supplied by the manufacturer with a laboratory test products that contains information on the proper storage & use of the product | Product insert |
A test that indicates whether or not a substance is present in the speciment being tested & also provides an approximate indication of the amount of the substance | Qualitative test |
A test that indicates the exact amount of chemical substance that is present in the body, with the results being reported in measurable units | Quantitative test |
A substance that produces a reaction with a patient specimen that allows detection of measurement of the substances by the test system | Reagent |
A certain established & acceptable parameter or reference randge within which the laboratory test results of a healthy individual are expected to fall (aka reference value and reference interval) | Refrenece Range |
A setup that includes all of the test components required to perform a laboratory test such as testing devices, controls & testing reagents | Test system |
A laboratory test that meets the CLIA criteria for being a simple procedure that is easy to perform & has a low risk of erroneous test results; these have been FDA approved for home use | Waived test |