Clinical Chemistry · stage 3 of 6

Setting up so the run can be trusted

The work you do before a single patient sample is aspirated: current procedures, sound reagents, maintained instruments and a verified method. By the end you will know what has to be proven before a system is allowed to produce a patient result at all.

Work through these in order

1. 1Working only from the current controlled version of a procedureQuality Assurance
2. 2Handling, labelling and storing chemicals and reagentsSafety
3. 3Managing stock so testing never stops mid-shiftQuality Assurance
4. 4Making up reagents, calibrators, standards and controlsPreparation and Testing
5. 5Proving a new lot, reagent or analyser before it goes liveQuality Assurance
6. 6Keeping instruments in a state you can trustEquipment and Resources
7. 7Knowing where your method stops being reliablePreparation and Testing
8. 8Working without injuring yourself over timeSafety
9. 9Disinfecting benches and decontaminating equipmentSafety

This reading order is MLTPrep’s own. To browse the same material filed against the competency areas instead, go back to the Clinical Chemistry study guide.

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