Automation in the clinical laboratory

________ requiring greater accuracy and precision.

________: available in bulk volume containers or unit doses.

What is measured through aspiration of the sample into a probe? Answer with a single words or term.

________: utilize a combination of laboratory methods; absorbance, ISEs, immunoassays, etc.

________: refrigeration, reconstitution of dry tablet, or combination of two stable components.

________: heating bath (water or air) to maintain required temperature of reaction mixture.

________ performing electrolyte measurements can lose CO2 to the atmosphere, resulting in decreased CO2 values.

The ________ is inversely proportional to the concentration of cortisol in the sample.

________: assaying drugs, specific proteins, tumor markers, hormones- for very small concentrations.

________- based instruments use a variety of techniques, including fluorescence- polarization immunoassays, nephelometry, and chemiluminescent immunoassays.

________: separation of each specimen and reagent in a separate container; most popular types can run multiple tests on one specimen at a time or multiple specimens one test at a time.

What is essential to obtain accurate information? Answer with a single words or term.

________: small, portable, easy to operate; used in physicians offices, surgical, and critical care units.

________ can be used and primary tube sampling performed with plasma.

________: force of centrifugation transfers and contains liquids; capable of batch analysis.

PRINCIPLE: What is a competitive binding immunoenzymatic assay? Answer with a single words or term.

________ are uncapped, and exposure of the sample to air can lead to sample evaporation, produce errors in analysis, and expose you to biohazards during the uncapping step.

________ may be significant, and may cause concentration of the constituents being analyzed to rise 50 % in 4 hours.