GEn Lab Equipments Flashcards

1
Q

the purity of these chemicals is established by

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American chemical society (ACS)

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2
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  • 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
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Analytic Reagent Grade (AR)

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3
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have additional purification steps For use in standardization such as chromatography, immunoassays, molecular diagnostics (e. g spectograde, nanograde, HPLC)

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Ultrapure

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4
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Ultrapure is used for

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chromatography, atomic absorption, or immunoassays

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5
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Ultrapure have designations of

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High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) or chromatographic

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6
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-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

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chemically pure/pure grade (CP)

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7
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it is not recommended that clinical laboratories use chemically pure or pure grade for reagent preparation unless

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further purification or reagent blank

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8
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Used to manufacture drugs

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National Formulary

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9
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used primarily in manufacturing and should never be used in the clinical laboratory

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Technical Grade/Commercial Grade

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10
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Most frequently used reagent

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Water

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11
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  • Has the maximum water purity for accuracy and precision
    And is used for method that requires minimum interference
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Type 1 reagent water

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12
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Type I reagent is used for

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Flame photometry, atomic absorption, very sensitive of method of examination

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13
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acceptable for preparation of reagents and quality control
materials

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Type 2 Reagent Water

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14
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Type 2 reagent water is used in

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Hematology, microbiology, immunology, and chemistry

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15
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Least in terms of purity in the water, it can also be used for method that requires minimum interference

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Type 3 reagent water

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16
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Type 3 can be used for method that requires minimum interference and is utilized for

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Washing glassware

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17
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has been purified to remove almost all organic materials, using a technique of distillation

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Distilled water

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18
Q

-some or all ions removed, neither pure nor sterile
-purified from previously treated water such as prefiltered or distilled water

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Deionized water

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19
Q

Also called standard for your calibration material

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Reference material

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20
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Reference material Must meet requirements of

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CLSI

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21
Q

Highly purified chemical with a substance of exact known concentration

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Primary standard

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22
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Lower purity, therefore its concentration is determined by comparing it with a primary standard

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Secondary standard

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23
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The presence of solute is relatively little or small

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Dilute solution

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24
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Large quantity of solute

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Concentrated solution

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25
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There is an excess of undissolved solute particles

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Saturated solution

26
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Most common glassware

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Borosilicate

27
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Borosilicate has a high degree of - and have low - content

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high degree of thermal resistance and have low alkali content

28
Q

more resistant to chemical corrosion

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Borosilicate

29
Q

Borosilicate commercial brands

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Pyrex and kimax

30
Q

Alkali resistant and are 6 times stronger than borosilicate

A

alumino silicate

31
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Alumni silicate is strengthened - rather than thermally

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Chemically

32
Q

Resistant clouding and scratching better

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alumino silicate

33
Q

Alumni silicate popular brand

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corex

34
Q

Types of glass

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High silica, vycor, low actinic, flint

35
Q

Acid and alkali resistant

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Vycor

36
Q

Amber colored

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Low actinic

37
Q

For disposable material

A

Flint

38
Q

Satisfy NIST specifications (National Institute of Standards and Technology )

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Class A

39
Q

· high resistance to corrosion and breakage

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Plasticware

40
Q

cheaper and disposable

A

Plasticware

41
Q

most of these laboratory vessels are “to contain”meaning
they will hold or contain specific volume or specific type of
Fluid

A

pipet

42
Q

it is filled to a particular graduation (It contains that
volume)not as accurate

A

TC pipet

43
Q

It will deliver the specified amount

A

TD pipet

44
Q

Drainage characteristics

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Blowout, self draining

45
Q

measuring or graduated pipet, they are usually designed to contain

A

Serologic
Mohr
Bacteriologic
Ball, Kolmer, or Kahn
Micropipet

46
Q

Transfer - to deliver pipet

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volumetric
Ostwald-Folin
Pasteur -pipets
Automatic macropipets

47
Q

Serologic pipet

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Graduation up to bottom, blowout

48
Q

Mohr pipet

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Self draining, pipette used for between measurements

49
Q

Used for non- critical measurements, mixing solutions, and holding liquids

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Beakers

50
Q

Designed to hold a variety of volumes

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Flasks ( erlenmeyer, Florence, volumetric)

51
Q

Calibrated to hold one exact volume of liquid

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Volumetric flask

52
Q

Holds liquid samples and serve as containers for test reaction

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Test tubes

53
Q

For non- critical volume measurements

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Graduated cylinder

54
Q

Long tubes of uniform bore with graduation along the length for measuring titration volume

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burettes

55
Q

Are calibrated for the volume delivered with no attempt to blow out the small amount left in the tip

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TD

56
Q

Used for accurate measurement of non viscous solution, designed to deliver a fixed volume of liquid with a bulb midway between mouth and tip

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Volumetric or transfer pipet

57
Q

Graduation marks are down to the tip

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Serological

58
Q

Calibrated between two marks

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mohr

59
Q

Similar to volumetric pipes except for a narrow bore tubing and bulb near the tip, usually calibrated to blow out and are used to measure viscous solutions

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Ostwald Colin pipet

60
Q

Most pipettes are calibrated at - centigrade for accuracy and standardization

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20 degrees centigrade

61
Q

limitations are based only on the criterion of not being injurious to individuals

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United States Pharmacopeia