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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 foods or fluids 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 enviroment of the body is in equilibruim; the body is in a healthy state.  
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In Vivo   Occuring in the living body or organism.  
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Laboratory tests   The clinical analysis and study of materials, fluids, or tissues obtained from patients to assist in diagnosis and treatment 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 hands.  
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Plasma   The Liq. 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 laboratory 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 laboratory test performed routinely on apparently healthy patients to assist in the early detection of disease.  
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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.  
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Specimen   A small sample of something taken to show the nature of the whole.  
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Analyte   A substance that is being identified or measured in a laboratory report.  
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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  
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Clinical diagnosis   A tenative diagnosis of a patients condition obtained though evaluation of the health history and the PE.  
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Control   A solution that is used to monitor a test system to ensure the reliability and accuracy of test results.  
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Nonwaived test   A complex lab test that doesn't meet the CLIA criteria for waiver an is subject to the CILA regulations.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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Reagant   A substance that produces a reaction with a patient specimen that allows detection of measurement of the substance by the test system.  
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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.  
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Test system   A setup that includes all of the test components req. to perform a lab test such as testing devices, controls & testing reagents.  
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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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