Reading QC Results

This Medical Laboratory Science lesson in Laboratory Quality Management supports laboratory science learning and laboratory interpretation for medical laboratory students and professionals.

Read QC values and charts to decide accept or reject before patient testing continues.

Intermediate9 min read15 sectionsLaboratory Quality Management
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Learning Objectives

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Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

Section: Learning Objectives

Each objective is a daily bench skill, not advanced statistics or accreditation theory.

  • Identify mean/target and acceptable range on a QC report or chart
  • Use a control chart as a visual tool to see where today's points fall
  • Distinguish accept vs reject language and simple trend vs random scatter