An Example of a Preanalytical Error Is

question 14

Multiple Choice

An example of a preanalytical error is:

• A) specimen obtained from a wrong patient.
• B) lack of frequent preventive maintenance.
• C) reporting of laboratory results by phone.
• D) poorly trained phlebotomists.

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Definitions:

Semelparous

Having a single reproductive effort in a lifetime.

Iteroparous

Having repeated reproductive cycles throughout a lifetime. Compare with semelparous.

Density-Dependent Factor

An environmental factor whose effects on a population change as population density changes; tends to retard population growth as population density increases and enhance population growth as population density decreases. Compare with density-independent factor.

Negative Feedback

A regulatory mechanism in which a stimulus causes an opposite output in order to maintain an ideal level of whatever is being regulated.