Quiz 1 Study Guide

Vocabulary and key concepts from the Quiz 1 transcript covering microscopy, quality control, and laboratory assurance.

Total magnification (low power)

$100$ (calculated using a 10x ocular and a low power objective).

CLIA Quality Control Frequency

A minimum of once per day of testing.

50x objective in urinalysis

False; it is not the prescribed objective for high power field analysis.

Minimum Quality Control Levels

$2$ levels.

Artifact

An entity seen under microscopic examination that is NOT of importance.

Brightfield

The most common form of microscopy performed manually by a technician.

Quality Assurance considerations

Includes errors, quality control, accuracy, and turn around time.

Quality assurance

Ensuring that the lab provides the best results for patient care.

Quantitative measure

A numerical measurement such as: Glucose is $150\,mg/dL$.

Reporting with failed QC

Laboratory guidelines prohibit reporting patient results if QC levels are out, even if QC is acceptable after the fact.