Question 1

Using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)protocol for a procedural format,insert the missing elements in the following written procedural protocol:
Procedure name
Name of test method

-Limitations

Accepted Answer

A) Quality control 
B) Sources of error 
C) Principle and purpose of the test 
D) Procedural protocol

Question 2

Nonanalytical factors in quality assessment include:

Accepted Answer

A)  qualified personnel. 
B)  established laboratory policies. 
C)  quality control charts. 
D)  both a and b

Question 3

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Median

Accepted Answer

A) Middle value in a body of data 
B) Value that occurs most frequently in a mass of data 
C) Mathematical average calculated by dividing the sum of all individual values by the number of values

Question 4

The reference range is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the range of values that includes 95% of the test results for a healthy reference population. 
B)  the term that replaces the term normal values or normal range. 
C)  stated as a range of values in terms of SD units. 
D)  all of the above.

Exam 7: Quality Assurance and Quality Control

Using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) protocol for a procedural format,insert the missing elements in the following written procedural protocol: Procedure name Name of test method -Limitations

Nonanalytical factors in quality assessment include:

Match the term with the appropriate definition. -Median

The reference range is: