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QUALITY IN LABORATORY Flashcards

MOTHER NOTES + GRAND FINAL COACHING

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MOST WIDELY USED APPROACH to QUALITY IMPROVEMENT in the healthcare

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PDCA CYCLE

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another term for PDCA CYCLE

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DEMING CYCLE

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provides both a management philosophy or organizational development and a management process for improvement of quality in all aspects of work

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TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT

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necessary to standardize the remedy, establish measures for performance monitoring, and ensure that the performance achieved satisfies quality requirements

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QUALITY PLANNING

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includes processes, policies, practices, and procedures that define how all aspects of work are done

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QUALITY LABORATORY PROCESS

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involves statistical control procedures as well as nonstatistical checks, e.g. linearity checks, temperature monitors, reagent and standard checks

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QUALITY CONTROL

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concerned with broader measures of laboratory performance including TAT, px identification, spx collection, and test utility

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QUALITY ASSESSMENT

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provides a structured problem-solving process to help identify the root cause of a problem and a remedy for that problem

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QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

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a comprehensive set of policies, procedures, and practices that are followed to ensure that a laboratory’s results are reliable

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

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ensures that a particular test method is working properly and that results of that test are reliable; part of QA

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QUALITY CONTROL

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includes record keeping, maintenance and calibration of equipment, PROFICIENCY TESTING, quality control, and training of personnel

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

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NEARNESS OR CLOSENESS OF THE ASSAYED VALUE to the true or target value

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

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3 types of studies that ESTIMATE ACCURACY

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  1. RECOVERY
  2. INTERFERENCE
  3. SAMPLE COMPARISON
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pair of medical decision points that span limits of results EXPECTED FOR A DEFINED HEALTHY POPULATION

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REFERENCE INTERVAL

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in verifying a reference interval, how many study individuals are required?

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20

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how many study individuals are needed when establishing a reference interval?

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120

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FRIST STEP IN METHOD EVALUATION; usually done by running two control materials twice a day over a 10-day period

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PRECISION STUDY

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involves spiking a sample with a known amount of an analyte and determining how much of it can be detected by the method in the presence of other compounds in the matrix

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RECOVERY STUDY

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ability of an analytical method to MEASURE ONLY THE ANALYTE OF INTEREST

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SPECIFICITY

SPECIFIC KAY ISA LANG IYANG PANGITAON!!! (murag ako sakong crush 😂)

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ability of an analytical method to MEASURE THE SMALLEST CONCENTRATION OF THE ANALYTE

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SENSITIVITY

mabagting dayon kay sensitive ang ears, kiligon pag madungog si crush

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ability of an analytical method to give repeated results on the sample sample that agree with one another

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PRECISION

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the degree by which a method is easily repeated

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PRACTICABILITY

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SOLUTION OF KNOWN CONCENTRATION

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STANDARD

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intervals with accepted values with upper or low limits

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CONTROL LIMITS

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constant result (on the sample) after repeated test

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PRECISION or REPRODUCIBILITY

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ability of an analytical method to maintain accuracy and precision over an extended period of time

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RELIABILITY

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lowest amount of analyte accurately detected by method

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LIMIT OF DETECTION

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range of analyte that a method can quantitatively report allowing dilution, concentration, pretreatment to extend AMR

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CLINICAL REPORTABLE RANGE

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ability of an analytical method to **DETECT THE PROPORTION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH THE DISEASE ** 🤕

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DIAGNOSTIC SENSITIVITY

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range of analyte concentration that is DIRECTLY MEASURED WITHOUT ❗ DILUTION, CONCENTRATION, AND PRETREATMENT

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ANALYTIC MEASUREMENT RANGE (AMR)

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quantifies how useful a test is

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DIAGNOSTIC EFFICACY

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common cause of IMPRECISION

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ERRORS IN TECHNIQUE

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common cause of INACCURACY

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CHANGE IN TESTING PROCESS

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common cause of RANDOM ERRORS

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POOR TECHNIQUE and MALFUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT

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random error is…

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IMPRECISION

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systematic error is…

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INACCURACY

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involves the analysis of 2 LEVELS OF CONTROL EVERY 24 HOURS

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INTERNAL QUALITY CONTROL

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initial control limits are established by analyzing controls for AT LEAST 20 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR RUNS

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IQC

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important for the DAILY MONITORING of accuracy and precision of analytical methods

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IQC

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involves testing blind samples (uknown conc of analytes) sent periodically by regulatory agencies to participating laboratories

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EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT

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important for the LONG-TERM ACCURACY of analytical methods

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EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT

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include test requisition, px preparation, px ID, spx collection, labeling, spx transport, spx reception, handling and preparation

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PRE-ANALYTICAL

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include reagents, preventive maintenance of equipment, calibration, analysis of samples, and QC

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ANALYTICAL

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include verification of calculations and reference ranges, flagging and notification of panic/critical values, delta checks, reporting of results, and interpretation

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POST-ANALYTICAL

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an algorithm in which a current laboratory result is COMPARED WITH RESULTS OBTAINED ON A PREVIOUS SPECIMEN from the SAME PX

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DELTA CHECK

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PROBABILITY of an individual HAVING THE DISEASE if the result is abnormal

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POSITIVE PREDICTED VALUE

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PROBABILITY of an individual WITHOUT HAVING THE DISEASE if the result is within the reference range

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NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE

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a CUSTOMER-DRIVEN quality improvement through work monitoring, detecting deficiencies, and correcting them

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TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM)

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management process to continue providing healthcare services to cater the px’s needs

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CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI)

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DMAIC

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DEFINE, MEASURE, ANALYZE, IMPROVE, CONTROL

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FOCUS

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FIND, ORGANIZE, CLARIFY, UNDERSTAND, SELECT

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PDSA

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PLAN, DO, STUDY, ACT

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PDCA

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PLAN, DO, CHECK, ACT

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QMS

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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CQI

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CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

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TQM

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TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT

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NFPA

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NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

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OSHA

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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY and HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

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CLIA ‘88/1988

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CLINICAL LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENT

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OSHA 1983

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HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARDS

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OSHA 1991

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BLOOD PATHOGEN STANDARDS

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OSHA 1990

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OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN THE LABORATORY

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EQAS

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EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES

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NEQAS

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NATIONAL EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT SCHEME

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a set of management practices that AIM TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY and REDUCE WASTE

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LEAN

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a framework for improving quality, efficiency, and performance in a process management system

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SIX SIGMA

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is a TEAM-FOCUSED MANAGERIAL APPROACH that seeks to improve performance by ELIMINATING WASTE AND DEFECTS

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LEAN SIX SIGMA

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LSS (LEAN SIX SIGMA) STEPS

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DMAIC

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DMADV

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DEFINE, MEASURE, ANALYZE, DESIGN, VERIFY

PSALM: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY (4 decks)

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