Quality Control Is Performed on a Cartridge-Based Blood Gas Analyzer,and

question 7

Multiple Choice

Quality control is performed on a cartridge-based blood gas analyzer,and the following control chart is recorded for the pH: What action should the pulmonary function technologist take,based on these results?

• A) Begin analyzing blood gases because the instrument is in control.
• B) Run one additional Level 2 control to determine instrument status.
• C) Take the instrument out of service because it is out of control.
• D) Re-membrane the pH electrode and rerun Level 2.

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Definitions:

International Accounting Standards

A set of older accounting standards that were replaced by IFRS, previously developed by the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) to guide financial reporting internationally.

FIFO

First In, First Out, an inventory valuation method where the first items produced or acquired are the first ones to be expelled from inventory.

LIFO

"Last In, First Out," an inventory valuation method assuming the last items placed in inventory are the first sold.

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standards, a set of accounting standards developed by the International Accounting Standards Board that guide the preparation of financial statements globally.