Which of the Following Is NOT a Reason for Indicating

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a reason for indicating the clinical diagnosis on the laboratory request form?

• A) To alert laboratory personnel to the presence of a possible pathogen
• B) To inform laboratory personnel of the source of the specimen
• C) To assist in third-party billing
• D) To correlate laboratory data with the needs of the physician

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Definitions:

Theoretical Yield

The maximum amount of product that can be generated from a given amount of reactants in a chemical reaction, under ideal conditions.

Limiting Reactant

The reactant in a chemical reaction that limits the amount of product that can be formed; the reaction stops when all of this reactant is consumed.

Cu

The chemical symbol for copper, a red-orange metal known for its high thermal and electrical conductivity.

HCl

Hydrochloric acid, a diatomic molecule, consisting of a hydrogen atom and a chlorine atom connected by a polar covalent bond.