MLS Flashcards
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analytes
substance or constituent in which the laboratory conducts testing?
chelation of calcium in the EDTA tube?
Prevents coagulation by inhibiting coagulation
common application of the polarized light microscope in the clinical laboratory do?
Study crystals in urine and in cells
The rate at which a glucose molecule attaches to hemoglobin to form a ketoamine is **directly/indirectly **proportional to the glucose concentration in the plasma.
Directly proportional
What characteristics/functions do calibrators have?
Contains a known amount of analyte being tested
Calibrators are used to establish a correlation between the measurement response and the concentration or amount of the substance that is being measured by the test procedure.
Contains a known amount of analyte being tested
Chemiluminescence
immunoassay methodology is **the emission of light by molecules **in an excited state with a limited amount of heat as the result of a chemical reaction?
Biosafety level of 2+ or 3
serious or potentially lethal dz with respiratory transmission
Biosafety level laboratory operate to handle TB sputum and TM materials?
Absorbance can be calculated easily from percent transmission using which calculation?
2 – log10 %T
What refers to the reproducibility of test results?
Precision
Class B fire extinguishers used for?
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Flammable liquid
formula is used to convert Celsius to Kelvin?
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Celsius plus 273
organization requires training in chemical hazards and infectious materials for new testing personnel?
OSHA
nearest degree, what is 40° Fahrenheit converted to Celsius?
4° C
Why do laboratories record temperature and humidity levels daily?
Out-of-control conditions could be caused by changes in temperature and humidity
the name of the substance in which solute is dissolved in?
Solvent
Which type of microscope objective should never be used with oil?
40x objective
How many milliliters (mL) of 0.25 M NaOH are needed to make 100 mL of a 0.05 M solution of NaOH?
20 mL
What process helps monitor the accuracy and reproducibility of results using controlled specimens?
Quality control
In the calculation of MCV = HCT x 10/___?
RBC
Category B,
Bioterorism agents category: moderate
(suffering from the disease) with low mortality (death) rates.
How do you convert Celsius to Fahrenheit?
F=(Celsius degrees number x 9/5) + 32
Lipemic
milky-white plasma or serum may interfere with chemical determinations, such as triglyceride or nephelometric assays?
A microscope should never be left with the __________ in place.
oil-immersion objective