Bonewit chapter 15 Word Scramble
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A method of laboratory 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 the specimen. | Fasting |
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. | Homeostasis |
Occuring 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 labatory testing in which the series of steps in the test method is performed by hand. | Manal Method |
The liquid part of the blood cconsisting of a clear yellowish fluid that comprises approx. 55% of the total blood volume | Plasma |
Numerous labatory tests prividing related or complementary info. used to determine the health status of a patient | Profile |
The app. 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 subsance that is being indentified or measured in a labatory report. | Analyte |
A mechanisnm to check the precision & accuracy of a test system, such as an automated analyzer, to determine if the system is provided accurate results; tipically performed using a device called a standard. | Calibration |
A tentative diagnosis of a patient's condition obtained trough evaluation of the health history & the PE, without the benefit of labatory 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 labatory test product that contains info on the proper storage & use if the product. | Product Insert |
A test that indicates whether or not a substance is present in the specimen being tested & also provides an approx. indication of the amount of the substance. | Qualitative Test |
A test indicated 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 substance by the test system. | Reagent |
A certain establishrf & acceptable parameter or reference range within which the labatory test results of a healthy individual are expected to fall (aka reference value and reference interval) | Reference Range |
A setup that includes all of the test components required to perform a labatory test such as testing devices, controls and testing reagents. | Test System |
A labatory test that meets the CLIA criteria for being a simple procedure that is easy to perform & has a low risk o erroneous test results; these have been FDA approved for home use, | Waived test. |
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