1.

Your

patient, a 34 year old female, presents with fatigue and lethargy. You note the

following in her full blood count:

Which of the following indices would

provide the most information about the type of anemia?

If

the disorder has a low pretest probability then even a very sensitive and

specific test may have little clinical utility.

Which

of the following is a cause of absolute erythrocytosis (increased hemoglobin

and red cell count)?

Hemoglobin

provides a measure of the amount of oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.

1.

Sensitivity

refers to:

Ordering

test panels reduces test overutilization

The

PCR technique is used to?

Laboratory

stewardship  is a strategy for assuring

quality in laboratory medicine with the goal of providing the right test, for

the right patient, at the right time.

What

is the first step in library generation of an NGS assay?

NGS

allows you to