Practice Chapter 11 and 12 Vocabulary

Antibody present in certain disease conditions, such as primary atypical pneumonia; located on the surface of the red blood cells, and at temperatures lower than normal body temperature they cause the blood cells to clump together.

• additive-to-blood ratio
• cold agglutinin
• lipemia

Offsite lab to which specimens are referred for testing; usually used for tests not routinely performed in physician offices.

• reference laboratory
• cold agglutinins
• glycolysis

Type of substances for which specimens need to be covered.

• cold agglutinins
• glycolysis
• light-sensitive

Observable events used as evidence.

• evaluation
• delta check
• indicators

A liquid or cellular material or substance with a known range of analyte values used for performing equipment system checks.

• quality assessment
• control material
• standards

Transporting of tubes through pipes using vacuum forces.

• reference laboratory
• pneumatic tube system
• additive-to ratio

The act of using the centrifuge.

• aliquoting
• centrifuging
• chain of custody

Amount of change in patient results from one time to the next.

• lipemia
• delta check
• autoantibodies

Protocol that must be strictly followed and documented for specimen accountability.

• aerosol
• icteric
• chain of custody

Comparison of a known constant to the test equipment reading or measurement.

• Levey-Jennings chart
• calibration
• evaluation