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readout device


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-gathers information from the phototube and displays the voltage signal
-light-emitting diodes
-detector generates a voltage signal from LEDs that selectively light




coefficient of variation (CV)


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-useful when comparing 2 or more groups of data to
determine which has the greatest precision

, -expressed as a percentage
-DON'T HAVE TO KNOW FORMULA




2hr plasma glucose (gestational)


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greater than 153 mg/dL




IEC and AC temperature sensitivity


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-IEC: sensitive
-AC: not sensitive




monochromatic light


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instrumentation can isolate single wavelength to go through the solution
-one wavelength or as close to one wavelength as possible




glycogenolysis


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, breakdown of glycogen to glucose for use as energy




variance (s^2)


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-indicator of precision of a GROUP of numbers (indicates how close
together the numbers are within a group)
-a group of numbers with a LARGE variance would be expected to have a
WIDE range of values
-a group of numbers with a SMALL variance would be expected to have
numbers that are VERY CLOSE in value




established reference values


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-determine biological variations and analytic interference in patient
populations
-selection/exclusion criteria: gender, age, race, physical conditions,
seasons (weather)
-should reflect the population served (seeking healthy patients)
-standardized specimen collection and analysis
-evaluate data for error and outliers
-2 methods: verifying and establishing a reference interval




Bouger's


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, percent transmittance and absorbance is measured by _____ law




salivary amylase and pancreatic amylase


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responsible for digestion of starch and glycogen
-starts in your mouth with amylase in the salivary glands (eat and produce
saliva which starts the breakdown)
-amylase also comes from the pancreatic duct
-responsible for breaking down starch
-amylase takes glycogen that is in storage and breaks it down into usable
glucose units
-gets further digestion by maltase and released from the intestinal mucosa
-sucrase (that has NOT been digested yet) digests sucrose to glucose and
fructose
-lactase digests lactose to glucose and galactose




hexokinase (fill in blank)


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_____ is the most widely used and is more accurate than oxidase method




ATP (fill in blank)


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all 3 metabolic pathways start with converting glucose to glucose 6
phosphate (G6P) using ___

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