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A patient’s serum electrophoresis pattern shows a significant increase in a single, distinct band in the gamma globulin region. What condition is this most likely to indicate?

What is the primary principle of electrophoresis?

A clinic tests 180 patients for strep throat. Confirmatory culture results show: 90 truly have strep: • 81 tested positive • 9 tested negative 90 do not have strep: • 72 tested negative • 18 tested positive What is the sensitivity? (You can use your computer calculator)

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What is the principle of immunochromatography, such as a lateral-flow rapid test?

A lab technician is performing a serological test. She notices that the patient’s serum is hemolyzed. What is the most likely error this could cause?

If the control value in a determination is out of the acceptable range, a possible factor is:

List two examples of reasons what can cause a false positive or false negative agglutination reaction.

What is the main purpose of quality control (QC) procedures?

When evaluating whether spousal support should be awarded, the court looks both at the recieving spouse’s [BLANK-1], and the paying spouse’s [BLANK-2].