Laboratory Calculations and Quality Control

Course content

1. 1Units and significant figuresComing
2. 2Concentration unitsComing
3. 3Dilutions and serial dilutionsComing
4. 4Molarity and solution preparationComing
5. 5Beer's law calculationsComing
6. 6Basic statistics for the laboratoryComing
7. 7Precision and accuracyComing
8. 8Control materialsComing
9. 9Levey-Jennings chartsComing
10. 10Westgard rulesComing
11. 11Method comparison and verificationComing
12. 12Case study: a quality control failureComing

Requirements

• MLA-150 Basic Laboratory Techniques and Instrumentation
• STAT-141 Introductory Statistics

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

The mathematics and statistics of the clinical laboratory, from dilutions to Levey-Jennings charts.

Part of the Health Sciences stream, typically taken in year 1.