Ch 1 - Laboratory Basics Flashcards

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CLSI

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  • Clinical Lab Standard Institute

- Sets standards for medical labs (thermometers, glassware, etc.)

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CLRW

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  • Clinical Laboratory Reagent Water
  • The water has to be treated via reverse osmosis
    # Filter bacteria, metals, minerals, etc.
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Varying grades of purity for chemicals (3)

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  1. Analytical or reagent grade
  2. Ultrapure
  3. Pharmaceutical
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Main purpose: Analytical or reagent grade chemicals

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For medical tests

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Main purpose: Ultrapure chemicals

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For nanograde purity

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Main purpose: Pharmaceutical chemicals

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Not injurious to health

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Glassware types (2)

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  1. Borosilicate

2. Low actinate

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Borosilicate glassware

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  • Most common
  • Can handle:
    # High temperatures
    # Corrosives
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Low actinate glassware

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  • Amber/red color –LOW light

- Can also handle high temperatures

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Types of plastics (5)

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  1. Polypropylene
  2. Polyethylene
  3. Polycarbonate
  4. Polystyrene
  5. Teflon
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Polypropylene

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  • Chemically resistant

- Autoclavable

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Polyethylene

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  • Widely used
  • Examples:
    # Test tubes
    # Disposable items
    # Transfer pipettes, etc.
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Polycarbonate

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  • Strong
  • Can handle high temperatures (100 – 160 degrees C)
  • Autoclavable only for a short while
    # Polypropylene is more preferable
  • Examples:
    # Graduated cylinders,
    # Erlenmeyer flasks, etc.
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Polystyrene

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  • Rigid plastic
  • Example:
    # Kova tubes
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Teflon

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  • Chemically resistant
  • Examples:
    # Tubing
    # Cap liners
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Pipettes (2 main types)

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  1. Manual pipettes

2. Semi-automatic/automatic micropipettes

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Manual pipettes

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  • Glass or disposable plastic

- 2 types

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2 types of manual pipettes

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  1. Volumetric

2. Serological/Serologic

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Volumetric pipettes

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- Use for QC
     # Most accurate
- Class A glassware
- Volumetric = Void of lines
     # Typical measurements:
     # 1 mL, 2 mL, 3 mL, 5 mL, 10 mL, 20 mL
- Calibrated 
     # DO NOT blow remaining drop
- TD pipette
     # TD = To Deliver
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Serological pipettes

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  • Calibrated to tip
  • Measure various amounts
  • DO blow remaining drop
    # Note that the lines mark all the way to the tip
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Semi-automatic/automatic micropipettes

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  • Between 1 μL - 1000 μL
    # 1000 μL = 1 mL
  • Usually 20 μL
  • How it works: air displacement
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Pipette calibration, according to CLSI

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  • must calibrate periodically
  • either quarterly or semi-annually
  • use water to weigh (cheapest)
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Balances (2 types)

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  1. Unequal arm balance

2. Electronic balance

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Where is the unequal arm balance usually used?

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Blood bank

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RCF
- Relative Centrifugal Force RCF = (0.00001) x (radius in cm) x (RPM)^2
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Types of centrifuges (4)
1. Fixed angle 2. Swinging bucket 3. Ultracentrifuge 4. Refrigerated
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Where is the swinging bucket centrifuge usually used?
Chemistry
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What kind of centrifugal force is used in the ultracentrifuge?
Very high RCF
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Refrigerated centrifuges
- Can be fixed angle, swinging bucket, or ultracentrifuge | - Must check temperature in addition
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Verifies and records speed
Tachometer
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NIST
National Institute for Science Technology
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Thermometers
- Certified by NIST with very expensive certificate - Example uses: # Room temperature # Water bath # Refrigerator # Freezer
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SI Units
- Established 1960 - substance per concentration # mmol/L # mg/dL