PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

Question 1

What is the purpose of emergency laboratories?

Answer 1

for urgent tests, the results of which are likely to result in immediate clinical action

Question 2

what are some uses of laboratory tests?

Answer 2

• Diagnosis and monitoring of treatment
• Screening for disease or assessing prognosis
• Research into biochemical basis of disease
• Clinical trials of new drugs

Question 3

what are the 2 groups biochemical tests?

Answer 3

selective requesting or screening tests

Question 4

what are selective request tests?

Answer 4

the tests carried out on the basis of an individual patient’s clinical situation

Question 5

what are screening tests?

Answer 5

used to search for disease without there being any necessary clinical indication that disease is present

Question 6

what are some examples of biochemical profiles?

Answer 6

plasma electrolytes and liver function tests

Question 7

how can you decrease sample deterioration after taking it?

Answer 7

transport is asap
store at room temp until transported
centrifuge blood samples
add inhibitors to prevent metabolic degradation

Question 8

what are the 2 forms of blood samples?

Answer 8

plasma and serum

Question 9

what’s a pneumatic tube system?

Answer 9

systems that propel cylindrical containers through a network of tubes by compressed air