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True or False:  For ALK and ROS1 testing it is not necessary to bake slides.

False

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What does H&E stand for?

Hematoxylin and Eosin

100

How frequently will a laboratory be inspected by the College of American Pathologists?

Every 2 years

100

Used to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a liquid.

pH meter

100

The art of identifying disease based on signs and symptoms

Diagnosis

200

Name of the programmable equipment that automates the denaturation and hybridization steps in slide-based FISH procedures.

Thermobrite

200

What does PD-L1 stand for?

Programmed Death-Ligand 1

200

How frequently should Internal proficiency testing be performed?

Every 6 months

200

Used to measure out or transfer small quantities of liquid in volumes of milliliters or microliters.  

Pipette

200

Causing the growth of tumors

Oncogenic

300

Number of clinical laboratory scientists/cytogeneticists required to read ALK, ROS1, and Multiple Myeloma.

2

300

What does OSHA stand for?

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

300

According to CAP requirements competency assessment of technical staff should occur initially at ____ months and at every ____months thereafter

6 months, 12 months

300

A specialized precision cutting instrument used to slide sections from a block of embedded tissue.

Microtome

300

An Increase in the severity of symptoms

Exacerbation

400

Number of nuclei routinely examined for HER2

20

400

What does IUO stand for?

Investigational Use Only

400

How frequently do full ISO 15189 inspections occur (quality management + technical assessment)?  

Every 3 years

400

Chamber used for heat induced antigen retrieval for IHC specimens.

Decloaker

400

Adjective describing disease of unknown origin

Idiopathic

500

Number of nuclei routinely examined for Multiple Myeloma

100

500

What does ISO stand for?

International Organization for Standardization

500

What is the retention period for stained Histology slides according to the European Medicines Agency?  

25 years

500

Used for the intermediate step between cutting paraffin sections and placing them on slides.

Flotation Bath

500

Term used to describe illness that was induced unintentionally  by medical examination, medical treatment, or diagnostic procedure.    

Iatrogenic

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