Quick Review Cards for Medical Laboratory Science

Examples of Equipment/Reagent Quality

Control

Immunohematology Review 484

Blood storage refrigerators & freezers,

platelet incubators

Temperature recorder

Alarms

Waterbaths

Heat blocks

Centrifuges

Cell washers

Pipettes

Antisera

Reagent cells

Antihuman globulin

Not all inclusive. Follow manufacturer’s guidelines & lab’s Standard Operating Procedures Manual.

System for continuous temp monitoring & audible alarm.

Compare against thermometer daily. Calibrate as necessary.

Check high & low temp of activation quarterly.

Check temp daily.

Check temp daily. Periodically check each well.

Determine optimum speed & time for different procedures upon receipt, after repairs,

& periodically. Check timer every 3 mo, RPM every 6 mo (with tachometer).

Check tube fill level daily, AHG volume monthly. Verify time & speed quarterly.

Calibrate quarterly.

Test with pos & neg controls each day of use. Use heterozygous cells for pos controls.

Check for hemolysis. Test each day of use with pos & neg controls.

Check anti-IgG activity each day of use by testing Rh-pos cells sensitized with anti-D.