A patient’s glucose result is “flagged” with the comment “ r…

A patient’s glucose result is “flagged” with the comment “ results exceed the upper limit of linearity.” The method’s upper limit of linearity is 700 mg/dL. The technologist prepares a 1 to 5 dilution of the serum specimen with saline and reanalyzes the diluted sample. A result, 152 mg/dL, is displayed. What is the concentration of glucose in this patent’s serum sample?

Which of the following statements correctly compares and con…

Which of the following statements correctly compares and contrasts a-priori and a-posteriori methods of reference individual selection? 1. In both methods, exclusion and partitioning take place after sampling and analyte testing. 2. A-priori methods require fewer reference individuals to be studied than a-posteriori methods. 3. Questionnaires for potential reference individuals must be more detailed for a-posteriori methods than for a-priori methods.