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U1 LEC: INTRO TO CC Flashcards

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This refers to the discipline involved in the selection, provision and interpretation of diagnostic testing that uses primarily samples from patients.

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Laboratory Medicine

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This is a synonymous term to Clinical Laboratory.

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Laboratory Medicine

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Importance of Lab Med

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  • Confirms a clinical suspicion
  • Excludes diagnosis
  • Assists in the selection, optimization, and monitoring of treatment
  • Provides a prognosis
  • Screening for disease in the absence of clinical signs and symptoms
  • Establishes and monitor the severity of a physiological disturbance
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Sections in Abroad that are joint in the Philippines

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  • Toxicology
  • Endocrine and Organ Function Testing
  • Hemostasis and Thrombosis
  • Identity Testing
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Sections in the Philippines

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  • Clinical Chemistry
  • Molecular Diagnostics
  • Drug Testing
  • Microbiology
  • Hematology
  • Blood Banking / Transfusion Medicine
  • Serology and Immunology
  • Clinical Microscopy
  • Cytology and Anatomic Pathology
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This is the laboratory section that performs qualitative and quantitative analyses of blood, urine, spinal fluid, feces, calculi and other materials.

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Clinical Chemistry

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7
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This is concerned with the analysis of body fluids.

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Clinical Chemistry

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Manner of reporting for qualitative analysis

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Present or absent

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Manner of reporting for quantitative analysis

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Exact value

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10
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4 Key Concepts of CC

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  • Accurate
  • Precise
  • Timely
  • Relevant
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This is the branch of medical science that involves the analysis of biological material, usually body fluids, to provide diagnostic information on the state of the human body.

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Clinical Chemistry

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This is the foundation of science that underlies biochemistry and pathophysiology.

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Clinical Chemistry

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Clinical Chemistry is also known as?

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Clinical Biochemistry or Clinical Pathology

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Importance of CC

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indispensable for the determination of the nature of any diseases (which alters normal function)

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Roles of the MT

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Deliver accurate and precise laboratory information in order to provide reliable laboratory results

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This refers to the checking of previous result of patient.

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Delta Check

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This is the substance of interest being measured, and may be detected qualitatively or quantitatively.

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Analyte

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18
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Example of Blood Sugar

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Glucose

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Example of Lipids

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Cholesterol

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20
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Example of Proteins

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Albumin

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21
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Example of NPNs

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Creatinine

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NPNs stands for?

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Nonprotein Nitrogen

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23
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Example of Enzyme

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ALT/AST (Alanine/Aspartate aminotransferase)

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24
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Example of Hormones

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Estrogen

25
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Example of Drugs

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THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol)

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This is an analytical instrument used to measure the intensity of light absorbed by a sample at specific wavelengths, providing quantitative data about the concentrations of substances within that sample.

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Spectrophotometer

27
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What is being measured in a spectrophotometer?

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Light transmitted

28
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This refers to how close a measured value is to the true value or standard.

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Accuracy

29
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This refers to the consistency and reproducibility of sample analyzed multiple times and still yield similar outcomes.

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Precision

30
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This refers to the ability of an analytical procedure to maintain original accuracy, precision, specificity, sensitivity over an extended period of time.

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Reliability

31
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This refers to the ability to detect a disease.

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Sensitivity

32
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This refers to the ability to detect a specific disease or pathogen.

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Specificity

33
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These are standardized samples with known concentrations of analytes used to verify the accuracy and precision of analytical tests.

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Control

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This helps in ensuring that thee testing process is functioning well and correctly.

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Control

35
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Two types of control

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Control Normal and Control Pathologic

36
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What control is higher than the Normal Control?

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Control Pathologic

37
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Controls are checked before?

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Shift or in the morning

38
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This is a known reference material or substance that is used to calibrate or validate laboratory instruments and assays.

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Standard/Calibrator

39
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What material is run when the machine is introduced to a new reagent?

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Standard

40
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This refers to the exact value of standard.

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Primary Standard

41
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SRM stands for?

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Standard Reference Methods

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T/F: SRM is based on the Primary Standard.

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True

43
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This refers to any biochemical compound that is sufficiently altered in a disease to serve as an aid in diagnosis or prognosis.

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Biochemical Marker

44
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This refers to any material coming from the patient’s human body submitted to the laboratory for processing and testing.

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Specimen

45
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Most common specimen in the laboratory

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Blood

46
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Three Methods of Blood Collection

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  • Venipuncture
  • Capillary Puncture
  • Arterial Puncture
47
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Recommended site for venipuncture

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Anticubital fossa

48
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Recommended vein for Venipuncture

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Median Cubital vein

49
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Examples of tests done with Arterial blood

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Arterial Blood Gas

50
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Common arteries for arterial puncture

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  • Radial artery (Wrist)
  • Femoral artery (Groin)
  • Brachial artery (Arm)
51
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Capillary puncture is also known as?

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Fingerstick / heelstick puncture

52
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This is the liquid portion of unclotted blood and includes Fibrinogen.

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Plasma

53
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This is the liquid component of clotted blood, and has no Fibrinogen.

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Serum

54
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What liquid portion of the blood is mainly used in CC?

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Serum

55
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This includes a numerical test value and label, which allows for precise interpretation of the quantity and context of the substance or property being analyzed.

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Laboratory Result

56
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Key concepts of Laboratory Result

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  • Actual test value
  • Label
57
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The label is also known as the?

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unit of measurement

58
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This is the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of symptoms.

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Diagnosis

59
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This is an opinion based on medical experience, of the likely course of a medical condition.

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Prognosis

MT6317 CLIN CHEM 1 (8 decks)

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