GEn Lab Equipments Flashcards
the purity of these chemicals is established by
American chemical society (ACS)
- important for qualitative and quantitative analysis because it’s very pure that’s why it is essential for accuracy
- suitable for use in most analytic laboratory procedures
Analytic Reagent Grade (AR)
have additional purification steps For use in standardization such as chromatography, immunoassays, molecular diagnostics (e. g spectograde, nanograde, HPLC)
Ultrapure
Ultrapure is used for
chromatography, atomic absorption, or immunoassays
Ultrapure have designations of
High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) or chromatographic
-impurity limitations are not stated, prep is not uniform
-it is not recommended that clinical laboratories use these chemicals for reagent preparation unless further purification or reagent blank
chemically pure/pure grade (CP)
it is not recommended that clinical laboratories use chemically pure or pure grade for reagent preparation unless
further purification or reagent blank
Used to manufacture drugs
National Formulary
used primarily in manufacturing and should never be used in the clinical laboratory
Technical Grade/Commercial Grade
Most frequently used reagent
Water
- Has the maximum water purity for accuracy and precision
And is used for method that requires minimum interference
Type 1 reagent water
Type I reagent is used for
Flame photometry, atomic absorption, very sensitive of method of examination
acceptable for preparation of reagents and quality control
materials
Type 2 Reagent Water
Type 2 reagent water is used in
Hematology, microbiology, immunology, and chemistry
Least in terms of purity in the water, it can also be used for method that requires minimum interference
Type 3 reagent water
Type 3 can be used for method that requires minimum interference and is utilized for
Washing glassware
has been purified to remove almost all organic materials, using a technique of distillation
Distilled water
-some or all ions removed, neither pure nor sterile
-purified from previously treated water such as prefiltered or distilled water
Deionized water
Also called standard for your calibration material
Reference material
Reference material Must meet requirements of
CLSI
Highly purified chemical with a substance of exact known concentration
Primary standard
Lower purity, therefore its concentration is determined by comparing it with a primary standard
Secondary standard
The presence of solute is relatively little or small
Dilute solution
Large quantity of solute
Concentrated solution