Quiz 1: Intro Flashcards
(22 cards)
Total Quality Management
- Listing the protection offered in licensure & regulations
- Stating the persons who may order tests
- Listing the persons to whom laboratory test can be reported
- Detailing the classes of laboratory personnel and their tasks
Most Common Specimen Types
- Blood: whole blood, serum, plasma
- Urine
- Cerebral Spinal Fluid
- Serous Fluids
- Feces
- Sweat
- Gastric fluid
- Amniotic fluid • Saliva
- Breath
- Hair
- Stones/calculi
- Biopsy
- Cord blood
Pre-analytical Factors
Sample collection, transportation, storage, or processing
Analytical Factors
Various grades of Chemical Reagents and Water Purity (standards: primary vs secondary, water types)
Quality control material
Proficiency tests
Common Chemistry Panel Tests
Chem panel 4: Electrolyte Panel (Sodium, Potassium, Chloride & Bicarbonate)
Chem panel 7: Electrolytes, Glucose, Blood Urea Nitrogen, and Creatinine (BUN/Cr)
Chem panel 12: a metabolic panel of many biochemicals
Liver panel: Liver enzymes, bilirubin, and Prothrombin (PT) GTT: glucose tolerance testing
Thyroid panels: thyroid hormone tests
Delta Checks
It’s the review of previous results, looking for a relative change of an analyte
May be responsible for a patient’s condition, or an indication of a laboratory error.
Chemical Reagent Grades
Primary- highly purified with a known concentration Secondary-less purified and compared to primary for concentration
Water Grades
Distilled Water- Purified via boiling to remove nearly all organic matter
Deionized water- Has most or all of the ions removed, but still may retain organic matter (neither pure nor sterile)
RO Water- Pushes water through a semipermeable men., used as a pretreatment
Reagent Grade- classified into one of 6 categories based on what it is going to be used for rather than purification type
Colorimetric Testing Principles
Uses a device to test the concentration of a solution by measuring its absorbance of a specific wavelength of light
Enzymatic Testing Principles
Measurement of a secondary product from the action of an enzyme on the analyte
Immunoassay Testing Principles
An immunoassay is a biochemical test that measures the presence or concentration of a macromolecule in a solution through the use of an antibody or immunoglobulin. The macromolecule detected by the immunoassay is often referred to as an “analyte”
Nephelometry Testing Principles
A nephelometer is an instrument for measuring concentration of suspended particulates in a liquid or gas colloid. A nephelometer measures suspended particulates by employing a light beam (source beam) and a light detector set to one side (often 90°) of the source beam. Particle density is then a function of the light reflected into the detector from the particles.
Quality in Lab Tasks
Precision, Accuracy, Sensitivity, Specificity, Regulatory Compliance, Industry Standards
State Mandated Tests
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Galactosemia, Congenital hypothyroidism, Hemoglobinopathies
Sample Collection and Handling
Heparin is preferred to Oxalate, EDTA, Citrate
On ice when the sample is for ammonia or blood gases
Sodium Fluoride is used for Glucose (slows glycolysis), but not accepted for BUN because it inhibits urease
Atomic Absorption Spectrophtometry
Ground State atoms absorb light at defined wavelengths after a sample is atomized by being passed through a flame
Molecular Emission Spectroscopy
Measurement of fluorescence from samples whose excitation requires absorption of radiant energy
Fluorometry or Phosphorescence
Chromatography
Solutes are separated based on physical differences in a mobile (liquid or gas) and stationary (Silica gel or glass) phase
Mass Spectrometry
Separates ions by moving them through a magnetic or electric field that sorts them based on charge to mass ratio
Potentiometry
Determines the concen. of a substance using and electrochemical cell (made of 2 half cells) that measures the potential difference between the indicator electrode and the reference electrode
Used for pH in blood gas analyzers
Amperometry
Measures the amount of current produced through oxidation/reduction of substance being measured at an electrode held at a fixed potential
Used for pO2 (partial pressure of oxygen) in blood gas analyzers
Coulometry
Uses a coulometric system based on Faraday’s Law - the number of equivalent weights of a reactant oxidized/reduced is directly proportional to the quantity of electricity used in the reaction
Used to measure Chloride
