Basic Principles and Boring Stuff Flashcards
Anatomic Pathology
Histopathology
Clinical Pathology 6
Serology Microbiology Clinical Chemistry Hematology Clinical Microscopy Blood Bank
Concerned with the analysis of biochemical byproducts in biological fluids
Clinical Chemistry Laboratory
Pure Blood Chemistry
Lipids, Carbohydrates and Protein
Enzymology
Enzymes
Endocrinology
Hormones
Toxicology
Drugs of abuse, Heavy metals, Poison, etc.
Units of Measure: Components of quantitative laboratory results 2
Number
Unit (based on the SI system)
Quantitative laboratory results
2
1 Substance concentration
e.g, moles
2 Mass of substance
e.g., mg/dL, g/dL, g/L, mEq/L, and IU
Reagents 3
Chemicals
Reference Materials
Water Specifications
Chemicals 5
Analytical Grade (AR)
Ultrapure Reagent
Chemically pure (CP)
United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and National Formulary (NF) Grade
Technical or commercial grade
Suitable for most analytic procedures
Carry designations as AR or ACS and For Laboratory Use or ACS standard-Grade Reference materials
ANALYTICAL GRADE (AR)
Suitable for techniques that require extremely pure chemicals (e.g. AAS, EIA, MDx)
Carry designations of HPLC or chromatographic
Ultrapure chemicals
Impurity limitations are not stated
Preparation is not uniform
Not recommended for clinical laboratories.
Chemically pure (CP)
Used to manufacture drugs
Purity standards are based on the criterion of not being injurious to man.
USP and NF Grade
Reference Materials 2
1Primary standard
Substance of exact known concentration and purity.
2Secondary standard
Substance of lower purity with concentration determined by comparison with a primary standard.
Substance of exact known concentration and purity.
Primary standard
Substance of lower purity with concentration determined by comparison with a primary standard.
Secondary standard
Water Specifications 5
Distilled water Deionized water Reverse Osmosis (RO) water Ultrafiltration and nanofiltered water Reagent grade water
Obtained by initial filter, followed by RO, deionization and a 0.2 mm filter.
Reagent grade water
For test methods requiring minimum interference
trace metal analysis by FES and AAS
Gas, pH, enzyme and electrolyte analysis
Type I water
For analytical preparations
reagent, QC and standard preparation
Type II water
Glassware washing
Type III/autoclave wash water