QC

Question 1

QC on a weekly basis

Answer 1

1. disinfection of centrifuges

2. check pH and purity meter resistance of deionized water for reagent prep

Question 2

QC on a daily basis

Answer 2

temperatures of refrigerators and water baths

Question 3

QC on biweekly basis

Answer 3

all diluents must be checked for contamination

Question 4

QC monthly basis

Answer 4

1. speed of centrifuge, checked with TACHOMETER and timing should be checked with STOPWATCH
2. Bacterial count of deionized water for reagent prep

Question 5

QC every 3 months

Answer 5

calibration of centrifuges

• tachometer, strobelight, stopwatch
• appropriate relative centrifugal force

Question 6

discovery of uroscopy, 1st sputum exam

Answer 6

Hippocrates

Question 7

albuminuria in boiling the urine

Answer 7

Frederik dekkers

Question 8

“Pisse prophets”

Answer 8

thomas bryant

Question 9

examination of urine sediments

Answer 9

thomas addis

Question 10

UA as part of doctor’s routine PE

Answer 10

Richard bright

Question 11

urochrome discovery

Answer 11

Ludwig Thudichum

Question 12

Phenylketonuria discovery

Answer 12

Ivan Folling

Question 13

Domenico Cotugno

Answer 13

CSF

Question 14

Archibald Garrod

Answer 14

Alkaptonuria

Question 15

Cystine calculi discovery

Answer 15

William Wollaston

Question 16

sensitivity of urine reagent strips:

Glucose

Answer 16

75-125mg/dL (100mg/dL): MULTISTIX

40 mg/dL : CHEMSTRIPS

Question 17

sensitivity of urine reagent strips:

Bilirubin

Answer 17

0. 4 - 0.8 mg/dL: MULTISTIX

0. 5 mg/dL: CHEMSTRIPS

Question 18

sensitivity of urine reagent strips:

Specific Gravity

Answer 18

1. 000 to 1.030: MULTISTIX

* same with chemstrips

Question 19

TQM mean

Answer 19

Total Quality Management

Question 20

based on team concept involving PERSONNEL

at all levels together to achieve a final outcome of customer satisfaction through implementation

Answer 20

TQM/ Total Quality Management

Question 21

CQI means

Answer 21

Continuous Quality Improvement

Question 22

Continuous Quality Improvement

Answer 22

improving PATIENT OUTCOMES by providing continual quality care in a constantly changing health-care environment

Question 23

PDCA is

Answer 23

Plan-Do-Check-Act

Question 24

PDSA

Answer 24

Plan-Do-Study-Act

Question 25

PDMAI

Answer 25

Plan-Design-Manage-Asses-Improve

Question 26

Pre-analytical variables
Analytical variables
Post-analytical variables

Answer 26

examples of quality assurance

Question 27

turnaround time is under what QA variable?

Answer 27

Post-analytical variables

Question 28

Patient ID and specimen collection is under what QA variable?

Answer 28

Pre-analytical variables