Maximum number of samples that can be processed in one hour
What is throughput?
100
Used for transferring liquid to another container; volume is an estimation
What is a beaker?
100
Statistical system applied when at least 2 levels of controls are used
What are Westgard rules?
100
Metabolic process by which glucose is converted to glycogen for storage
What is glycogenesis?
100
Beta cell destruction
What is type I diabetes?
200
States the relationship between the absorption of light by a solution and the concentration of the material in the solution A = abc; A = 2 - log%T
What is Beer's Law?
200
The last drop must be blown out as indicated by TD and/or two etched lines near the top
What is a serological pipette?
200
Occurs when both controls, in the same run, exceeds the ±2 SD control limits; reject run.
What is the 2 2s rule?
200
Define gluconeogenesis
What is the metabolic process by which glucose is formed from noncarbohydrate sources during long term fasting?
200
Glucose intolerance during pregnancy
What is gestational diabetes?
300
In this type of analysis, each sample is contained within a separate reaction vessel.
What is discrete analysis?
300
Designed to deliver a single volume precisely; majority of the liquid is contained within a bulb-like enlargement
What is a volumetric pipette?
300
"Warning"; accept run
What is the 1 2s rule?
300
Adult onset diabetes
What is type II DM?
300
Associated with obesity
What is type II diabetes?
400
A common lab technique which entails reducing the concentration of a substance
What is a dilution?
400
Rarely used in the clinical laboratory any more; this pipette has a single frosted ring at the top and are allow to drain w/ the tip placed against the side of the receiving vessel.
What is a mohr pipette?
400
If either of the 2 control results fall outside of ±3 SD, this rule has been violated and the run must be rejected
What is the 1 3s rule?
400
The primary hormone responsible for increasing glucose levels
What is glucagon?
400
Drug or chemically induced
What is "other" types/classifications of diabetes?
500
What does x represent in the following formula:
1/2 = x/TV
What is the amount of sample?
500
The substance being dissolved to make a solution
What is a solute?
500
Occurs when 1 QC value exceeds the -2 SD and the other exceeds the +2 SD control limit
What is the R4s rule?
500
Define hyperglycemia
What are increased concentrations of plasma glucose levels?