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INDEX
Challenge rules, 244–245
Chart(s), in QA programs, 234–236,
235t–236t. See also specific
charts, e.g., Levey-Jennings
charts
Chemical(s)
grades of, 216, 216t
toxic, disposal of, policies for,
95–97, 96f–98f
Chemical contamination, 282, 282f
Chemical urinalysis, 293–294, 293f,
294f
Chemistry, clinical, 363–384. See
also Clinical chemistry
Chemistry department, 82
Chemistry instruments, terminology
related to, 365
Chemistry laboratory, automation
in, 366
Chicago Tribune, The, 115
Chief executive officers (CEOs)
described, 77–78
of health care facilities, 156
Cholesterol, total, determination of,
375–378. See also Total cholesterol,
determination of
Circulation, blood cells normally
found in, 348, 349f
Circulatory system, volume
expanders in, 417
Clearance tests, 227–228
CLEP examinations. See College
Level Entrance Proficiency
(CLEP) examinations
Clerical workers, infection control
in, 123–124
CLIA, 164
CLIA (1967), 46
CLIA (1988), 7t, 46, 49, 51, 52, 170,
245
on QA, 232
CLIA Program, 10–11, 52
Clinical chemistry, 82, 363–384
analysis in, methods of, 364–365
analyzers in, history of development
of, 365
automation in, 366
introduction to, 363–367
procedures, 368–384. See also
specific procedures
AST/GOT procedure, 379f, 380
electrolyte determination,
381–384, 382f, 382t, 383f
end-point reaction observed in,
369, 369f
glucose levels, 372–375
HDL determination, 375–378
total cholesterol determination,
375–378
specimen preparation and testing
in, significance of, 366–367
specimens in, 368
total protein, 368–372, 369f,
370f
Clinical laboratory(ies). See also
Laboratory(ies)
computer processes within, QArelated,
261–262
costs related to, medical service
costs impacted by, 162–163
defined, 10–11
evaluation of, timeline for, 5–6, 7t
safety equipment and supplies in,
107, 107t
urinalysis in, 11, 11f
Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Act (CLIA) of 1967, 46
Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments (CLIA) of 1988,
46, 49, 51, 52, 170, 245
Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendment (CLIA), 164
Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments (CLIA), on QA,
232
Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments (CLIA)
Program, 10–11, 52
Clinical laboratory scientist (CLS),
17
categories of, specialty designation
for, 41–42, 42t
Clinical laboratory scientist (CLS)/
MT
CLT/MLT vs., differentiation
between, 21–25, 22t, 24t
described, 31–32
Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute
(CLSI), 179
Clinical laboratory technician (CLT),
17, 18t
duties of, 19–21
Clinical laboratory technician (CLT)/
MLT, CLS/MT vs., differentiation
between, 21–23, 22t
Clinical pathologists, described,
28–30, 29f
Clinical pathology, 79
Clinical sciences specialist, 29f,
30–31
Clinical significance, statistical
significance vs., in QA results
interpretation, 260
Clinitek 500 Urine Chemistry Analyzer,
294f
Clinitek Status, 294f
Clinitest, 311–313, 313f
CLSI. See Clinical Laboratory Standards
Institute (CLSI)
CLS. See Clinical laboratory scientist
(CLS)
CLT. See Clinical laboratory technician
(CLT)
CMS. See Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS)
Coagulation, 81, 325–362
defined, 325
described, 326–327
procedures, 328–329
Coagulation factors, 417
COC. See Commission on Colleges
(COC)
Code of Ethics, of ASCLS, 40t
Coefficient of variation (CV)
defined, 235t
equation for calculation of, 241
College Level Entrance Proficiency
(CLEP) examinations, 45
College of American Pathologists
(CAP), 36, 36t, 54, 55, 179,
216
Colorimetric determination, 364
Coma(s), diabetic, electrolyte imbalances
and, 382
Commission on Accreditation of
Allied Health Education Programs
(CAAHEP), 35, 35t, 36
Commission on Colleges (COC), 35
Committee(s), within hospitals, functions
of, 84–86, 85t
Communication
confidential, 74–75, 75f
hazard, in infection control, 117
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