San Pedro College


12 C. Guzman St., Davao City


SCHOOL OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE

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Automation and Pentra c200

MLS-414 Lab (CLINICAL CHEMISTRY 1 Laboratory) | Prelim | Melvin S. Misoles, RMT, ASCPi
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1. Name of the machine


(PENTRA C200)





2-5. (4) sample types that can be process by
this machines

(SERUM, PLASMA, URINE, CSF, other
homogenous body fluids)



6. What type of analyzer is this machine
employed?

(DISCRETE ANALYZER)


7. Light source for the optic system


(HALOGEN TUNGSTEN LAMP)
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8. Electrolytes determination under this

machine employs what type of
measurement analysis? 

(POTENTIOMETRY)




9. How many samples can be test in 1

batch of analysis?

(16 or 15+1)





10. How many reagents can be placed in
the reagent compartment?

(15)
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11-13. Enumerate at least 3 Blood Chemistry test that can be (refer your answers below)
measure by this machine.

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Name the ff. generic toolbar buttons




14.

15.

16.

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Name the ff. parts of the main

screen.



17. Generic toolbar

18. Menu Access buttons

19. Sample and Reagent Trays

20. Instrument Status buttons

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21. A classification of automated analyzer in which all samples are loaded

at the same time, and a single test is conducted on each sample.





A. Batch

B. Sequential

C. Parallel

D. Random Access

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22. A classification of automated analyzer in which more than one test is

analyzed concurrently on a given clinical system.

A. Batch

B. Sequential

C. Parallel

D. Random Access

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23.Piston-driven pumps and pressurized reagent bottles are under what step in
the automated analysis?

A. Specimen loading and aspiration 


B. Specimen delivery

C. Reagent systems and delivery

D. Measurement phase

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24.Incubation and reaction time are under what step in the automated analysis? 






A. Chemical reaction phase 

B. Measurement phase

C. Specimen loading and aspiration

D. Signal processing and data handling
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25.Which automated system design contains all the components for each step
in the laboratory process that are interconnected by a track system?




A. Total laboratory automation 

B. Modular integrated system

C. Stand alone system

D. All of the choices
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26.It means the maximum number of test results than can be produced by an
analyzer in a given time period.



-THROUGHPUT





27. This layer in a dry chemistry slide filters out substances that interfere with
results.

-SCAVENGER/ SCAVENGER LAYER

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28. A classification of automated analyzer which resolves the major consideration of

uniformity in the performance of tests.



-CONTINUOUS FLOW ANALYZER

29. Give one example of technologies used for automatic identification and data collection.



Bar coding
Barcode
Optical character recognition
Magnetic stripe
Magnetic ink character recognition
Voice identificaction
Radio frequency identification
Touch screen
Light pen
Hand print tablet
Optical marker reader
Smart card
Automated specimen inspection
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30. These are the most versatile analyzer and most commonly used and
preferred classification of automated analyzers.



-discrete analyzer

31. This solution contains a precisely known concentration of a substance and

is usually used for calibration of analyzers or instruments.



-STANDARD/ STANDARD SOLUTION
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32. First automated analyzer by Technicon in 1957 which employs

continuous-flow, single-channel, sequential batch analyzer. 



-AUTOANALYZER

33. In a dry chemistry slide, control is deposited in what layer?




-SPREADING/ SPREADING LAYER



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34. TRUE or FALSE. It was in the year 1976 when thin-film analysis technology
was first produced. -TRUE


35. TRUE or FALSE. A closed-system analyzer is flexible and adapts readily to

new methods and analytes. -FALSE