Clinical Laboratory Science and Chemistry Review

A collection of 13 vocabulary flashcards focused on laboratory glassware, safety, instrumentation, and quality control based on the provided lecture notes.

Corex

An aluminum-silicate glass that is at least six times stronger than borosilicate and is resistant to alkaline, etching, and scratching.

Carbon Monoxide

A gaseous content of tobacco smoke that has $210 \times$ affinity for hemoglobin than any other substance.

Valinomycin

An antibiotic incorporated into the liquid ion-exchange membrane of an ion-selective electrode when measuring $K^+$.

Holmium oxide glass filter

A filter used to assess wavelength accuracy when performing spectrophotometer quality control checks.

Cathode

The half-cell in an electrolytic cell where reduction takes place.

Buffer

A substance that resists changes in the $pH$ of a system.

Ostwald-Folin Pipet

A specialized pipet recommended for transferring viscous whole blood to another tube.

Delta checks

The process of comparing a current laboratory result to previous results for that same patient.

Reliability

The ability of an analytic method to maintain both accuracy and precision over an extended period of time.

Precision

The extent of agreement between repeated analyses.

Icteric serum

A serum specimen where the bilirubin level is equal to or more than $430 \text{ umol}$ or $25 \text{ mg/L}$.

Dubowski (Duboscg) colorimeter

A specific instrument cited as an example of visual colorimetry.

'To deliver' (TD) or 'blowout' pipets

Pipets characterized by an etched ring or double ring markings toward the top.