Suppose You Are Setting Up an Assay in Which Patient

question 5

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are setting up an assay in which patient samples are run in duplicate.All duplicate patient results match except for one.Which of the following would be a reasonable explanation (or explanations) for the lack of reproducibility for the patient results?

• A)The pipet tip for one of the patient analyses was not placed tightly on the micropipet.
• B)The patient sample was "wicked" out when wiping the pipet tip.
• C)The technologist did not depress the piston of the micropipet to the second stop when delivering patient sample in one of the analyses.
• D)All of the above

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