OPERATIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are four types of centrifuges commonly used in the clinical lab?
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Tabletop, Micro, High-Speed, and Ultra.
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What does the daily maintenance of a centrifuge commonly consist of?
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Cleaned with 10% bleach
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What does the periodic maintenance of a centrifuge commonly consist of?
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Speed check by tachometer
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What is the function of a centrifuge in the clinical lab?
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To separate substances based on density by centrifugal forces.
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What is the RCF formula?
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1.118 -5 X 10 X r X rpm2
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What is the maintenance for semi-automated pipets?
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They must be calibrated and verified by gravimetric method.
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What does a pipet with two etched rings at the top mean?
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The liquid must be blown out.
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To deliver uses what force to ensure that the correct volume is pipetted?
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Gravity
What type of pipet has a bulb with a tapered tip?
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Volumetric
What does a graduated line mean on a pipet?
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The measuring line.
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What is the most common pipet in the clinical lab?
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To deliver pipet
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