Who should select the coagulation instruments for a given laboratory?
a. Laboratory director
b. Department manager
c. Clinical laboratory scientists
d. All of the previously listed individuals working together
ANS: D
Decisions regarding purchase of new equipment for the clinical laboratory should involve all those individuals listed. It also should be made in conjunction with the medical staff so that tests that are the most appropriate for the clinical situations encountered by the specific clinical laboratory are available.
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A) simple pneumothorax. B) cardiac tamponade. C) tension pneumothorax. D) pulmonary contusion.
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A. tricuspid B. bicuspid C. pulmonary semilunar D. aortic semilunar E. right atrioventricular