QC Flashcards
QC on a weekly basis
- disinfection of centrifuges
2. check pH and purity meter resistance of deionized water for reagent prep
QC on a daily basis
temperatures of refrigerators and water baths
QC on biweekly basis
all diluents must be checked for contamination
QC monthly basis
- speed of centrifuge, checked with TACHOMETER and timing should be checked with STOPWATCH
- Bacterial count of deionized water for reagent prep
QC every 3 months
calibration of centrifuges
- tachometer, strobelight, stopwatch
- appropriate relative centrifugal force
discovery of uroscopy, 1st sputum exam
Hippocrates
albuminuria in boiling the urine
Frederik dekkers
“Pisse prophets”
thomas bryant
examination of urine sediments
thomas addis
UA as part of doctor’s routine PE
Richard bright
urochrome discovery
Ludwig Thudichum
Phenylketonuria discovery
Ivan Folling
Domenico Cotugno
CSF
Archibald Garrod
Alkaptonuria
Cystine calculi discovery
William Wollaston
sensitivity of urine reagent strips:
Glucose
75-125mg/dL (100mg/dL): MULTISTIX
40 mg/dL : CHEMSTRIPS
sensitivity of urine reagent strips:
Bilirubin
- 4 - 0.8 mg/dL: MULTISTIX
0. 5 mg/dL: CHEMSTRIPS
sensitivity of urine reagent strips:
Specific Gravity
- 000 to 1.030: MULTISTIX
* same with chemstrips
TQM mean
Total Quality Management
based on team concept involving PERSONNEL
at all levels together to achieve a final outcome of customer satisfaction through implementation
TQM/ Total Quality Management
CQI means
Continuous Quality Improvement
Continuous Quality Improvement
improving PATIENT OUTCOMES by providing continual quality care in a constantly changing health-care environment
PDCA is
Plan-Do-Check-Act
PDSA
Plan-Do-Study-Act
PDMAI
Plan-Design-Manage-Asses-Improve
Pre-analytical variables
Analytical variables
Post-analytical variables
examples of quality assurance
turnaround time is under what QA variable?
Post-analytical variables
Patient ID and specimen collection is under what QA variable?
Pre-analytical variables
