Automation/Quality Control
What % best characterizes plus/minus 2SD
What is 95% confidence?
anticoagulant that prevents glycolysis
What is sodium flouride?
The most abundant plasma protein
What is albumin?
lipid component formed in the liver from the remnants of chylomicrons
What is VLDL?
Enzymes which may differ physically or chemically but have the same substrate specificity
What are isoenzymes?
relationship between absorbance and transmittance formula
What is Beer's Law?
hormone that promotes increased permeability of a cell to glucose
What is insulin?
______ is the end product of protein catabolism
What is Urea?
most likely cause for serum/plasma to appear "milky" in a non-fasting sample is the presence of
What is chylomicrons?
protein that is highly specific for cardiac injury
What is Troponin I?
samples sent by CAP to be assayed and the results mailed for evaluation
What is Proficiency Testing?
The end products of carbohydrate metabolism
What are CO2, water and energy?
enzyme used when performing a blood urea nitrogen
What is urease?
lipoprotein that is the major carrier of cholesterol to peripheral tissue
What is LDL?
alpha-fetal-protein is a test that can be ordered to detect these
What are neural tube defects?
amount of absorbance of a solution is directly proportional to the concentration of the solution
What is the principle of spectrophotometry?
The patient has a prescribed dosage of insulin. Which lab test would be most helpful to determine the blood glucose level over a 2-month period?
What is HgbA1C or Glycosylated Hemoglobin?
Which lab test would be elevated with Reye's Syndrome
What is ammonia?
Transportation of 60%-75% of the plasma cholesterol is done with these
What are low density lipoproteins?
elevated enzymes in pancreatitis
What is Lipase?
A Trend downward in QC results can indicate this
What is degradation of reagents?
formation of glucose from non-carbohydrate sources
What is Gluconeogenesis?
Urea production is increased when this is ingested in excess
What is protein?
disease which results from a familial absence of HDL
What is Tangier?
Alkaline phosphatase is found in high concentrations here
What is the bone and liver?