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Chain of custody. - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Beginning with the moment the specimen is collected and transported to the laboratory, to the
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analysis itself and the reporting of the results, must be documented by a process known as
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Quality control - CORRECT ANSWER -
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A process that monitors the accuracy and reproducibility of results through the use of control sp
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Accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER -Describes how close a test result is to the true value.
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The comparison of an instrument measurement or reading to a known physical constant.
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What category of bioterrorism agents has the following characteristics?
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These agents have the third-
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highest priority and include emerging pathogens that could be engineered for mass disseminati on
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in the future because of availability, ease of production and dissemination?
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Agents anthrax, botulism, plague, smallpox, tularemia, filoviruses, and arenaviruses are classifie d
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What regulation that became law in 1992, requires that laboratories develop, implement, and c
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borne pathogens and manage and handle medical waste in a safe and effective manner?
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,Electric equipment. - CORRECT ANSWER -Class C fire extinguishers are used for
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Agentsbrucellosis,epsilon toxin,foodcontaminants, glanders,melioidosis,psittacosis,Qfever, and
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ricin toxin are classified as
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Safety Data Sheets - CORRECT ANSWER -Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) are now called:
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The GHS brings with it a new chemical labeling standard using
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All chemical manufacturers and distributors must comply with all of the new provisions in the re vised
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standards by June 1
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The new Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) will require
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the presentation of the information.
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Reference materials about the individual chemical are provided by all chemical manufacturers a nd
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For qualitative chemistry procedures and for most procedures done in hematology, immunology
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, microbiology, and other clinical test areas, this type of water is suitable. This type of water is us ed for
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general lab tests that do not require Type I water.
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Celsius plus 273 - CORRECT ANSWER -How do you convert Celsius to Kelvin?
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, RBC - CORRECT ANSWER -In the calculation of MCV = HCT x 10/
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40X objective - CORRECT ANSWER -The objective that should never have oil used on it is the
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The microscope commonly used in cellular biology that has the ability to distinguish between liv ing
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and dead cells and monitor activity within living cells is the
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Kohler illumination. - CORRECT ANSWER -
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The most common method of illuminating specimens on a microscope is
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a hematoma. - CORRECT ANSWER -
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Failure to apply sufficient pressure to the venipuncture site could result in
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Blood gases, slides/smear, EDTA tubes,other additive minicontainers, andserum containers- CORRECT
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contact,airborne,anddroplet. - CORRECT ANSWER -Transmission- based
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precautions are divided into three basic categories:
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Lipemic specimens - CORRECT ANSWER -What is milky-
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white in color and may interfere with chemical determinations such as triglyceride assay?
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cephalic, basilic and median cubital. - CORRECT ANSWER -
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The three veins that are typically used for venipuncture are the
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intravenous lines, edema, scarring or burn patients, dialysis patients, and mastectomy patients.
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