A laboratory test result is used to assess a patient's condition or make a clinical decision, and test results

A. may be quantitative or qualitative
B. if instrument-based, are either semiquantitative or quantitative
C. if more precise than a qualitative test but less precise than a quantitative test, are usually semiquantitative and scored on a graded scale


Answer: C. if more precise than a qualitative test but less precise than a quantitative test, are usually semiquantitative and scored on a graded scale

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