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  1. required for the preparation or primary standards
    analytical balance
  2. mechanical balance aka
    substitution balance
  3. types of centrifuges
    • horizontal or swing bucket
    • fixed angle or angle head
    • ultracentrifuges
  4. (Type centrifuge?)
    allows the tubes to attain in a horizontal position when spinning and a vertical position when the head is not moving
    horizontal or swing bucket
  5. (Type centrifuge?)
    horizontal or swing bucket can attain speeds of up to approximately
    3000 rpm
  6. (Type centrifuge?)
    horizontal or swing bucket
    (?rpm)
    excessive heat build up due to increased _______
    • 3000rpm
    • air friction
  7. (Type centrifuge?)
    have angled compartments for the tubes and allow small particles to sediment more rapidly
    fixed-angle or angle head
  8. (Type centrifuge?)
    (fixed-angle or angle head) angle is fixed at around ___
    52 degrees
  9. (Type centrifuge?)
    high-speed centrifuges used to separate layers of different specific gravities
    ultracentrifuges
  10. (Type centrifuge?)
    they are commonly used to separate layers of different specific gravities
    ultracentrifuges
  11. (Type centrifuge?)
    chamber is refrigirated to counter heat through friction
    ultracentrifuges
  12. (Type centrifuge?)
    used to check the speed of the centrifuge
    tachometer
  13. tachometer aka
    strobe light
  14. a process of ensuring accuracy and precision in the laboratory by including quality control reagents in every series of measurement
    quality control
  15. process of monitoring laboratory analyses to ensure accuracy of results
    quality control
  16. measure of central tendency
    mean
  17. midpoint of a distribution
    median
  18. most frequent observation
    mode
  19. difference between the highest and lowest values
    range
  20. a measurement of dispersion
    standard deviation
  21. sd2
    variance
  22. an index of precision used to compare the dispersion of two or more groups of data with different units
    coefficient of variation
  23. % sodium citrate used in light blue
    3.2%
  24. ratio of sodium citrate in light blue
    1:9
  25. % sodium citrate used in black top (ESR)
    3.8%
  26. ratio of sodium citrate in black top (ESR)
    1:4
  27. red top - ___________ standing before centrifugation
    15 to 30 min
  28. action of EDTA
    chelates calcium
  29. use for STAT (emergency)
    yellow/gray and orange
  30. STAT tubes stand for _____ before centrifugation
    5 to 15 min
  31. reagent grade...
    high levels of purity
    Ultrapure
  32. reagent grade...
    safe
    United States Pharmacopeia
  33. most preferred h20
    type 1
  34. produced by distilled h20
    then cationized/anionized
    type 1
  35. -glassware?
    -ideal for acidic solution
    pyrex (borosilicate)
  36. -glassware?
    -resist heat, thermal shock and corrosion
    pyrex (borosilicate)
  37. -glassware?
    -ideal for high precision analytical work
    high silica
  38. -glassware?
    -ignition techniques
    vycor
  39. -glassware?
    -handling heat labile substances _________
    • low actinic (amber colored)
    • 300-500
  40. -glassware?
    -not reliable
    flint (soda lime)
  41. -glassware?
    -lowest cost
    flint (soda lime)
  42. -glassware?
    - disposable
    flint (soda lime)
  43. has 2 edge rings
    blowout
  44. -relies on gravity
    -one ring
    self-draining
  45. (pipette)
    highest accuracy
    volumetric
  46. (type centrifuge?)
    -recommended for separator tubes
    horizontal or swing bucket
  47. (type centrifuge?)
    -not recommended for separator tubes
    fixed-angle or angle head
  48. (type centrifuge?)
    -reference method for lipoprotein analysis
    ultracentrifuge
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specimen collection
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