What Is the Purpose of a Laboratory Report

question 23

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a laboratory report?

• A) To indicate the patient diagnosis
• B) To relay the results of laboratory tests to the provider
• C) To order laboratory tests on a patient
• D) To indicate the patient prognosis

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A range in statistics that, with a specified probability, is expected to encompass the actual value of a parameter from an unspecified population.

Unpopped Kernels

Kernels of popcorn that did not explode and pop when heated in the popcorn-making process.

Microwave Popcorn

A type of popcorn that's packaged for cooking in a microwave oven, designed for convenience and quick preparation.

Confidence Interval

A range of values derived from sample data that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter.