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Quality Control Flashcards

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The closeness between a test reuly and the true value

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Accuracy

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Quality control chart

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Levey jennings chart

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The closeness of test results to one another

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Precision

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A measure of precision or how well the measurement system reproduces the same result over time

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Quality control

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A chart that contains bith bar and line graph

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Pareto chart

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Comparison of the standard deviation of two samples

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Coefficient of variation CV

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The ability to produce more true positive than few false negative

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Diagnostic sensitivity

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For long term accuracy and precision

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Interlab

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For short term quality and precision

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Intralab

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Mislabelling of samples, temperature changes, dirty optics, voltage fluctualtions

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Random error

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Analyses of control sample together with the patient specimens

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Intralab

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Also known as slope or percent error

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Proportional error

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Present in all measurement and causes imperfection

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Random error

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It is independent of sample concentration

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Constant error

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A measure of central tendency

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Mean

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Error due to instruments operator and environmental conditions

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Random error

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A neasure of accuracy

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Mean

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A measure of difference of values from the mean

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Standard deviation

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An index of precision

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Coefficient of variation

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The ability to produce more true negatives than few false positive

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Diagnostic specificity

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Used to determine rederence values

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Gaussian curve

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Uses computer implementation

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Cumulative sum graph

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Difference between the tested value and the target value

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Constant error

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Difference between qc results and the target means

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Cusum graph

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Also known as twin plot

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Youden plot

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A gradual loss of reliability

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Trend

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Control values that can either increase or decrease dor 6 consecutive days

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Trend

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A graphic representation of the acceptable limits of variation

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Shewhart levy jennings chart

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Control values that distribute themselves on one side or either side

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Shift

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A value taht are far from the main set of values

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Outliers

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Dergree of flatness or sharpness of peak of a set of values having a gaussian distribution

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Kurtosis

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Confidence limit applicable

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95% (+/-2sd)

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Control and patient specimen assayed evaluated and reported together

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Analytical run

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Examples of systematic error

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Trend 
Outliers
Shift
2 2s
4 1s
10x
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Most commonly used patient based qc technique

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Delta check

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Error that cant be easily detected or observed

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Random error

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Error that causes inaccuracy

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Systematic error

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Produces constant difference

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Sustematic error

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Old or contaminated reagents, poor written proceedures, incorect sample and reagent colume

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Systematic error

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Involves proficiency testing program

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Interlab

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Example of random error

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Outliers
R 4s
1 2s
1 3s

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