3.a Instrumentation & Automation Flashcards
Centrifuge to Color & Energy
Centrifuge type recommended for Serum Separator Tubes (SST)
HORIZONTAL
HEAD CENTRIFUGE/ SWINGING BUCKET TYPE OF CENTRIFUGE
Disinfection of centrifuge is done:
EVERY WEEK
Calibration for speed of centrifuge is done every:
3 MONTHS (QUARTERLY)
Device used to calibrate the speed of centrifuge:
TACHOMETER/STROBE LIGHT
Pipet with the highest precision and accuracy:
VOLUMETRIC PIPET
OSTWALD FOLIN PIPET
BLOW OUT PIPET
MOHR PIPET
VOLUMETRIC PIPET
Pipets without graduations lines at the tip:
VOLUMETRIC PIPET
OSTWALD FOLIN PIPET
BLOW OUT PIPET
MOHR PIPET
MOHR PIPET
Transfer pipet used for viscous solutions:
VOLUMETRIC PIPET
OSTWALD FOLIN PIPET
BLOW OUT PIPET
MOHR PIPET
OSTWALD FOLIN PIPET
Pipets with etched rings or continuous rings:
VOLUMETRIC PIPET
OSTWALD FOLIN PIPET
BLOW OUT PIPET
MOHR PIPET
BLOW OUT PIPET
Design & Drainage Characteristic
To deliver; self-draining (2)
VOLUMETRIC PIPET
OSTWALD FOLIN PIPET
SEROLOGIC
MOHR PIPET
VOLUMETRIC PIPET
MOHR PIPET
Design & Drainage Characteristic
To deliver; blow-out (2)
VOLUMETRIC PIPET
OSTWALD FOLIN PIPET
SEROLOGIC
MOHR PIPET
OSTWALD FOLIN PIPET
SEROLOGIC
holds but does not dispense the exact same value
A. TC
B. TD
A
delivers the exact volume it holds
A. TC
B. TD
B
Cleaning solution for glassware; is made up of K dichromate + Sulfuric acid/Nitric acid
ACID DICHROMATE
Sterilization technique for glassware:
DRY HEAT OVEN TECHNIQUE
True about DRY HEAT OVEN TECHNIQUE
160-180C
1.5-3 hrs
Bacillus subtilis van niger
A. Only 1 is correct
B. 2 are correct
C. All are correct
D. All are incorrect
B
160-180C
1.5-2 hrs
Bacillus subtilis van niger
used in Gunthrie test for PKU
Bacillus subtilis van niger
PKU odor
mousy/ musty urine odor
A _ operates by moving the piston in the pipet tip or
barrel, much like a hypodermic needle.
It does not require a different tip for
each use.
Because of carry over concerns, rinsing and blotting between samples
may be required.
positive displacement pipet
Analyzer characterized by continuous system of tubing:
CONTINUOUS FLOW
ANALYZER
Primary source of error in continuous flow analyzer:
A. carry over
B. air bubbles
A
Reactants in the continuous tubing are separated using:
AIR BUBBLES
Purpose of coiled tubings in continuous flow analyzer
FOR MIXING PURPOSES
Which of the following is/are an example of a continuous flow analyzer?
A) AutoAnalyzer
B) Technicon
C) Both A and B
D) Spectrophotometer
C
Analyzer characterized by spinning rotor:
A. CONTINUOUS FLOW
ANALYZER
B. CENTRIFUGAL ANALYZER
C. DISCRETE ANALYZER
D. NOTA
B
