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To establish a reference range, the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recommends testing at least 120 patient samples. In contrast, for the verification of a reference range, it is recommended to use a total of 40 samples, 20 from healthy men and 20 from healthy women, and the results should be compared to the published reference range.
Abbreviation Meaning V: ventilation: VA: visual acuity: VAC: vincristine, actinomycin D, and cyclophosphamide (chemotherapy regimen) VAC: vacuum-assisted closure (of a wound) VACTERL: vertebral defects, anal atresia, cardiac defects, tracheo-esophageal fistula, renal, and limb anomalies (VACTERL association) VAD: ventricular assist device
I. Ice pack; Impedance cardiography; Inadine; Incentive spirometer; Incubator (culture) Inhaler spacer; Injector pen; Instruments used in cardiology; Instruments used in dermatology
Instrument Uses Test tube: Folin-Wu tube: Glass slide mycole and cover slips: in microscopy, serology, etc. as the solid backing on which test samples are : Petri dish: used for preparation of culture media and the culture of organisms they are in
Verification is intended to check that a product, service, or system meets a set of design specifications. [6] [7] In the development phase, verification procedures involve performing special tests to model or simulate a portion, or the entirety, of a product, service, or system, then performing a review or analysis of the modeling results.
A medical device is an instrument, apparatus, implant, in vitro reagent, or similar or related article that is used to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or other conditions, and does not achieve its purposes through chemical action within or on the body (which would make it a drug).
This advisory committee has held 7 meetings since 2017 and has provided recommendations on complex issues, including patient engagement in clinical trial design and conduct, use of patient-generated health data in post-market surveillance, communications about medical devices, such as communications regarding cybersecurity vulnerabilities, AR ...
Abbreviations are used very frequently in medicine. They boost efficiency as long as they are used intelligently. The advantages of brevity should be weighed against the possibilities of obfuscation (making the communication harder for others to understand) and ambiguity (having more than one possible interpretation).