Chapter 4 vocab

Question 1

analyte

Answer 1

a chemical substances that is being tested or analyzed

Question 2

clinical significance

Answer 2

meaningful results or actions affecting the clinical outcome or treatment of a patient

Question 3

precision

Answer 3

a statistical term that is used to describe the reproducibility of the results for a test to each other

Question 4

qualitative results

Answer 4

a test that determines the presence of a substances, having a yes/no or positive/negative result

Question 5

quality assurance

Answer 5

all the process used to assure quality in laboratory testing, including all phases of the experience, before during and after the test was performmed

Question 6

quality control

Answer 6

practices used in the laboratory to ensure that the results for a given test are correct

Question 7

quantitative results

Answer 7

a test that determines the amount of a specific substance in a sample. the result is expressed as a number or percebtage