Clinical Chemistry

Instrumentation

DEFINITION OF TERMS: Energy: entity that this transmitted by electromagnetic waves Wavelength: defined as the distance between two successive peaks Nanometer: unit expression of wavelength Frequency: number of waves that passes a point of observation per one unit of time SPECTROPHOTOMETRY Measures transmitted light in a colored solution Measurement is based upon Beer-Lambert-Bouguer Law (Beer’s …

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Quality Control

TERMS TO REMEMBER: Quality: a feature/characteristic of a product which meets the expected criteria of a consumer (customer). Control: a solution that resembles a human sample that is used for QC purposes only Standard: a colorless solution with known concentration of substances used for calibration Specificity: defined as the ability of a method to measure …

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