Qual Control Flashcards
involves the SYSTEMATIC MONITRING OF ANALYICAL PROCESSES to detect analytic errors that occur during analysis and to ultimately prevent the reporting of incorrect patient test results
QUALITY CONTROL
Application of multirule systems
WESTERGARD RULE
Plotting data
LEVEY JENNINGS CHART
“Setting” the analyzer to give correct results
CALIBRATION
Checking”
- If the analyzer is producing correct results
QUALITY CONTROL
Run along-side patient samples and results
QUALITY CONTROL
Run prior to QC manually
CALIBRATION
Refers to the substance or base from which the control material is prepared.
MATRIX
3 TYPES OF CONTROL MATERIALS
ASSAYED
UNASSAYED
HOME MADE OR IN HOUSE
Target value PREDETERMINED
ASSAYED
- Commonly used in the laboratory
- Manufacturer gives CONTROL MATERIAL AND RANGE for comparison
ASSAYED
● Target values not PREDETERMINED
● Full assay to be established
UNASSAYED
Manufacturer gives CONTROL MATERIAL W/O RANGE
UNASSAYED
● Pooled sera collected in the laboratory
● Full assay, validation needed
○ No manufacturer
HOME MADE OR INHOUSE
Describes the CLOSENESS of a test value to the actual/target/true valu
ACCURACY