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Quality of malaria rapid diagnostic testing depends importantly on: Context: public-health reference laboratory. [Medical Laboratory Sciences Degree Graduate Practice Set 10, Case 8]

A Storage conditions, correct procedure, timing and interpretation B Blood group C Package colour only D Microscope objective E Patient height

Positive predictive value is strongly influenced by: Context: histopathology laboratory. [Medical Laboratory Sciences Degree Graduate Practice Set 10, Case 67]

A Staff age B Microscope colour only C Disease prevalence in the tested population D Laboratory floor area E Tube manufacturer alone

External quality assessment primarily provides: Context: microbiology laboratory. [Medical Laboratory Sciences Degree Graduate Practice Set 10, Case 5]

A A reagent prescription B A stock count C A patient diagnosis D Independent comparison of laboratory performance with peers or assigned targets E A replacement for internal QC

A positive blood culture with a likely pathogen should be interpreted with: Context: tertiary hospital laboratory. [Medical Laboratory Sciences Degree Graduate Practice Set 10, Case 111]

A Only laboratory workload B Only bottle colour C Only patient age D Only incubation temperature E Organism identity, number/timing of positive cultures and clinical context

A quality sputum specimen for bacterial lower-respiratory investigation generally shows: Context: histopathology laboratory. [Medical Laboratory Sciences Degree Graduate Practice Set 10, Case 17]

A Only red cells B No cellular material C Features suggesting lower respiratory material rather than heavy salivary contamination D No patient identification E Only saliva

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