CLINCHEM LAB

mouth piece

The end of the pipette to which suction is applied to draw up liquid into the pipette is called

delivery tip

The end through which liquid flows is called

stem

the portion of pipette between mouth piece and diivery tip

bore

the inside diameter of the pipette

volumetric pipette

This pipette has only one calibration line on stem, which measures only a single volume

graduated pipette

many calibrations lines on stem, which measure various volumes

milliliters

the volume which the pipettes has been designed to measure is stated in

To delivery

This glassware is calibrated with distlled or deionized water.

To Contain

This glassware is calirated with mercury.

To delivery

after the volume of liquid has been expelled from from this pipette, the liquid which "wet " the walls are allowed to remain in the pipette.

To contain

indicates that the pipette is allowed to drain freely and then rinsed out with the diluent so the entire volume contained by the pipette is transferred.

20

Temperature of Calibration is ________ degrees

It should be blown out

Frost bands on the mouthpiece indicate WHAT that when delivering a liquid

no frost bands

Pipettes which has ____ ___________ are not blown out but alllowed to drain with the last drop staying in the tip.

10

never use a pipette that is more than ______ times th volume to be measured.

blow out

Frost bands means

do not blow out (let drain to tip)

no frost bands means

Mohr pipette

No frost bands, graduated with the last calibration line dening above the delivery tip

Serological pipette

frost bands, graduated all the way through the delivery tip.

Volumetric

cylindrical shaped bulb and stem is marked with a single calibration line, designed to measure a single volme, No frosted bands, marked to TD

Ostwald-Folin

round bulb and the stem is marked with a single calibration line, measure a single volume,frost bands, marked TD,

20ml

A pipette is basically a hollow glass tube used for measuring small volumes of liquids usually less than

hold this amount when filled

To Conatins means

deliver this amont when emptied into another container

To Deliver

Light source

polychromatic using a tungsten bulb

absorbance

measure of the amount of light "stopped" by a solution

standard

a solution that contains a known amount of analyte

accuracy

ability to obtain the true value for a sample

precision

ability to repeat results over multiple analysis

mean

average

control

patient like substances used to monitor precision and accuracy

calibration

process of adjusting the instrument or test to provide a known relationship between reponse and concentration

sensitivity

detection of smallest analyte concentration

standard

a substance whose concentration of specific analytes are known

proficiency testing

test performed for outside comparison

standard deviation

variability of specimen results relative relative to mean

range

difference between highest and lowest value in a data set

normal reference interval

healthy population value range for an analyte

Variance

the measure of the average squared distance of data points from mean

confidence intervals

the limits between which we except a specified proportion of a population to lie

Trend

a gradual change in the mean that prroceeds in one direction

shift

an abrupt change in the mean the become continuous

Random Error

the error that occurs without any real pattern (due to chance)

Systematic Error

the error that is continuous and effects all results equally (consistent in one direction)