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What is increased plasma sodium (always indicates a relative total body water deficit, regardless of the extracellular volume status)?
Which elevated hormones are seen in acute kidney failure, kidney disease, Diabetes, dehydration?
What is the major intracellular cation that helps maintain the body's balance of fluids; also important in muscle & nerve function?
•General Chemistry•Specific proteins•Drugs of Abuse/Toxicology•Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM)•Hematology testing:...are all examples of which type of testing?
Which lab tests include those that require clinical laboratory expertise beyond normal automation to perform?
•Dipstick or tablet reagent urinalysis•Fecal occult blood•Ovulation tests•Urine pregnancy tests•Erythrocyte sedimentation rate•Hemoglobin•Most "bed side" testing:...are all examples of which type of tests?
What is decreased plasma sodium (always indicates a relative total body water excess, from excess water ingestion or inability of the kidney to excrete a sufficiently dilute urine, regardless of the extracellular volume status)?
Which tests revert back to their moderate complexity categorization when performed by personnel other than a physician, midlevel practitioner, or dentist?
Routine profiles, urine chemistry, CSF chemistry, TDM and toxicology fall under which lab department?
Ab titers, immune function and autoimmune disorders fall under which lab department?
HCG testing falls under which lab department?
Plasma potassium is tightly regulated by the kidneys and controlled by which hormone?
What is the major extracellular cation that is vital to nerve and muscle function/helps cells function normally?
What is the study of the body's immune system and its functions and disorders?
Which phase of testing consists of result reporting, documentation, confirmatory testing, and biohazard waste disposal?
•Knowledge•Training & experience•Reagents and materials preparation•Characteristics of operational steps•Calibration, quality control, and proficiency testing materials;•Test system troubleshooting and equipment maintenance•Interpretation and judgment:...are the seven criteria that determine what?
Following categorization, a manufacturer of a test categorized as moderate complexity may request categorization of the test as waived through what process?
Which phase of lab testing consists of lab ordering and specimen collection?
Which phase of testing consists of control testing, test performance, and result interpretation and recording?
What defines the educational requirements/training as well as competency required to work in the clinical laboratory?