Answer and rationalize your answer. 10 points each. Write it on your lecture notebooks.

1. Which of the following is NOT a driving force for more automation?

a. Increased use of chemistry panels
b. High-volume testing
c. Fast turnaround time
d. Expectation of high-quality, accurate results

*it is performed on a blood sample, usually drawn from a vein.

2. Which of the following approaches to analyzer automation can use mixing paddles to
stir?
a. Discrete analysis
b. Centrifugal analysis
c. Continuous flow
d. Dry chemistry slide analysis

*described as a system of analysis based on the use of centrifugal force to add

simultaneously in a discret way an aliquot of reagent to various aliquots of specimens and
to displace the reactional mixtures in hollows equally distributed on the outer border of a
rotor

3. Which of the following types of analyzers offers random-access capabilities?

a. Discrete analyzers
b. Continuous-flow analyzers
c. Centrifugal analyzers
d. None of these

*uses a peristaltic pump for a continuous stream of reagents.

4. All of the following are primary considerations in the selection of an automated
chemistry analyzer EXCEPT
a. How reagents are added or mixed
b. The cost of consumables
c. Total instrument cost
d. The labor component

*because letter b,c, and d are all the same feature of automated chemistry analyzer.

5. An example of a modular integrated chemistry/ immunoassay analyzer would be the

a. Aeroset
b. Dimension Vista 3000T
c. Paramax
d. Vitros

*is an enzymatic method that uses glutamate dlehydrogenase (GLDH) and a stabilized
NADPH analog. Ammonia reacts with a-ketoglutarate and reduced cofactor to form L-
glutamate and the cofactor.

6. Dwell time refers to the

a. Time between initiation of a test and the completion of the analysis
b. Number of tests an instrument can handle in a specified time
c. Synchron analyzers
d. None of these

*from the word itself, it is focused on the duration of a test.

7. The first commercial centrifugal analyzer was introduced in what year?
a. 1970
b. 1957
c. 1967
d. 1976

*Dr. Norman G. Anderson, PhD developed the centrifugal clinical analyzers and
centrifuges for vaccine purification.

8. All of the following are advantages to automation EXCEPT

a. Correction for deficiencies inherent in methodologies
b. Increased number of tests performed
c. Minimized labor component
d. Use of small amounts of samples and reagents in comparison to manual procedures

*choices b, c, and d are good characteristics except for letter a.

9. Which of the following steps in automation generally remains a manual process in

most laboratories?
a. Preparation of the sample
b. Specimen measurement and delivery
c. Reagent delivery
d. Chemical reaction phase

*because it is just a common method inside the laboratory to be able to proceed with
another step.
10. Which of the following chemistry analyzers uses slides to contain the entire reagent
system?
a. Vitros analyzers
b. ACA analyzers

* Vitros analyzers are designed to help you efficiently consolidate critical testing to
deliver quality and timely results to the physicians and patients who depend on you.