Cholesterol levels do not fluctuate as triglycerides, fatty acids, lipoproteins, and chylomicrons do after an individual eats a meal. This is the reason that patients are told to fast; the laboratory needs a fasting sample to determine a lipid profile or panel which includes the latter four components.

Which of the following lipid tests is LEAST affected by the fasting status of the patient?

What two glycoproteins are expressed on the surface of influenza A viruses and are used for subtyping of the viruses?

The recommended order of draw for a complete blood count (CBC), prothrombin time, and cholesterol is:

Which of the following organizations has developed standards to maintain the performance of the clinical laboratory at the highest standards for quality care?

Which of the following organizations now provides the certification exam for laboratory professionals?

Measures Light scatter by particles - Nephelometer

Measures change in vapor pressure - Osmometer

Measures amount of electricity passing between two electrodes - Coulometry

Measures absorbance of light at a specific wavelength - Spectrophotometer

Lab operations

Matching

1. Measures Light scatter by particles

2. Measures change in vapor pressure

3. Measures amount of electricity passing between two electrodes

4. Measures absorbance of light at a specific wavelength