Laboratory section that performs qualitative and quantitative analysis of bodily fluids
What is Clinical Chemistry?
100
It is the only basic unit that contains a prefix as part of its naming convention
What is kilogram?
100
Defined as special waste from health care facilities. Solid waste that, if improperly treated or handled, "may transmit infectious diseases"
What is medical waste?
100
Special small plastic tubes often referred to as "bullets"
What is microcollection tubes (microtubes)?
100
System designed to increase the probability that each result reported by the lab is valid and be used by a physician
What is quality control?
200
Causative agent of a disease
What is pathogen?
200
Weak acids or bases and minimize changes in the hydrogen ion concentration
What is buffers?
200
Major source of safety information for the employees who may use hazardous materials in their occupations
What is Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)?
200
Composition is normally uniform throughout the body. Technically difficult,potentially hazardous, primarily reserved for blood gas evaluation and certain emergency situations.
What is arterial blood?
200
Comprehensive set of policies and procedures developed to ensure the accuracy and reliability of laboratory testing
What is quality assurance?
300
Ability to reproduce the same results in repeated analysis of the sample
What is precision?
300
Adopted internationally in 1960. This system was devised to provide the global scientific community a uniform method of describing physical quantities
What is Systeme International d'Unites (SI)?
300
Chemical injurious to the skin or eyes by direct contact or to the tissue of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts if inhaled or ingested
What is corrosive chemicals?
300
A vascular device created by a surgical procedure that permanently fuses a vein and artery together to provide access for dialysis
What is arteriovenus shunt or fistulas?
300
Simplifies comparison of standard deviation of test results expressed in different units and concentration
What is coefficient of variation?
400
Ability of an analytical procedure to maintain its original accuracy, precision, specificity, and sensitivity over an extended period of time
What is reliability?
400
Analyte concentration often used in chemical titrations and chemical reagent classification
What is normality?
400
Element essential to fire. Factor that has been classified as a reaction chain in which burning continues and even accelerates
What is uninhibited reaction?
400
Responsible for more carry over problems than any other additive
What is ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)?
500
Any biochemical compound that is sufficiently altered in a disease to serve as an aid in diagnosing susceptibility to the disease
What is biochemical marker
500
Mathematically describes the dissociation characteristics of weak acids and bases and the effect on pH
What is Henderson-Hasselbalch equation?
500
Used in field works where Biosafety cabinet in not feasible or appropriate to install and is collapsible
What is Negative Pressure Flexible Film Isolator?
500
The gel lodges between the cells and the fluid, forming a physical barrier that prevents the cells from metabolizing substances in the serum or plasma
What is thixotropic gel?
500
Graphical representation of observed values of a control material over time in the context of the upper and lower control limits