Question | Answer |
Automated method (for testing laboratory specimens) | 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 or fluids (except water) for a specific 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 in equilibrium; the body is in a healthy state |
In vivo | Occuring in the liveing body or organisim |
Laoratory test | The clinical analysis and study of materials, fluid, or tissues obtained from the patients to assist in diagnosis and treatment of disease |
Manual method | Amethod of laberatory testing in which the serie of steps in the test method is performed by hand. |
Plasma | The liquid part of the blood, consisting of a cleas, yellowish fluid that comprises appromimatley 55% of the total blood volume. |
Profile | Numerous laboratory test providing related or complemantary 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 (plasms) that remains after the solid elements and the clotting factor fibrinogen have been separated out of it. |
Specimen | A small sample os 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 & 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 tentative diagnosis of a pt'c condition obtained through evaluation of the health history and the PE, without the benefit of labaratory or diagnostic tests |
Control | A solution that is used to monitor a test system to ensure the reliability and accuracy of test results |
Nonwaiived test | A complex lab test that does not meet the CLIA criteria for waiver and is subject to the CLIA regulations |
Product insert | A printed document supplied by the manufaturer with a labratory test product that contains information on the proper storage and use of product |
Qualitative test | A test that indicates whether or not asubstance is present in the specimen being tested and also provides an approximate indication of the amount of the substance |
Quatitative test | A test that indicates the exact amount of a chemical substance that is present in the body, with the results being reported in measurable units |
Reagent | A substance that produces a reaction with a pt specimen that allows detection of measurment of a substance by the test system |
Referance range | A certian established and acceptable parameter or reference range within which the labaratory test results of a healthy individual are expected to fall (aka reference value and reference interval) |
Test system | A setup that includes all od the test components required to perform a laboratory test such as testing devices, controls and testing reagents |
Waived test | A laboratory test that meets the CLIA 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. |