Definition of Terms
Specimen Collection
Lab Safety
Hazards
Quality Management
100
Pathogen
It is a causative agent of a disease.
100
Phlebotomy
What is the process of collecting blood?
100
Fume hoods
What expel noxious and hazardous fumes from chemical reagents?
100
10% bleach
A common decontamination agent.
100
Standard
It is a reference with which unknowns are compared.
200
Precision
Ability to reproduce the same results in repeated analysis of the sample.
200
Proper hand hygiene
What is the most important means of preventing the spread of infection?
200
Cumulative trauma disorders
These are injuries involving long term repetitive static postures.
200
Mouth Pipetting
A type of biological hazard.
200
Quality Assurance
It is a comprehensive set of policies and procedures developed to ensure the accuracy and reliability of lab testing.
300
Biochemical Marker
Any biochemical compound that is sufficiently altered in a disease to serve as an aid in diagnosing or predicting susceptibility to the disease.
300
Median Cubital Vein
What is the most appropriate vein for venipuncture?
300
Material Safety Data Sheets
What is a major source of safety information for employees who may use hazardous materials?
300
Noise
A physical hazard that has a potential to cause hearing loss.
300
Error
It is the difference between test and reference method results.
400
Serial dilution
Multiple progressive dilutions ranging from more concentrated solution to less concentrated solution.
400
Clot Activators
These are coagulation factors such as thrombin that enhance clotting.
400
Occupational Safety and Health Act
What is the law enacted by the US congress to provide all employees with a safe work environment?
400
Non Ionizing Radiation
A type of electromagnetic radiation that does not carry enough energy to ionize atoms.
400
Diagnositc Specificity
It is defined as the proportion of individuals without a condition who have a negative test for that condition.
500
Controls
It simulates the chemical composition and physical characteristics of unknown.
500
Antiglycolytic agents
What prevents glycolysis, which can decrease glucose concentration?
500
Liquid nitrogen
What is the most widely used cryogenic fluid?
500
Hydrogen Peroxide
A reactive chemical that may cause explosion.
500
Multirule
A procedure developed by Westgard and and Groth to further judge whether control results indicate out-of-control situations.
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