Scenario: During routine testing of
glucose levels, a QC sample falls
outside ±2 standard deviations. On
the next run, another QC sample also
falls outside ±2 SD in the same
direction. What westgard rule is
violated and what needs to be done?
Or what will you do?
?
Scenario: A QC sample for
cholesterol analysis shows a result
outside ±3 SD. No other QC errors
are noted, but a second sample also
falls outside the ±3 SD limit. What
westgard rule is violated and what
needs to be done? Or what will you
do?
?
Scenario: Two consecutive QC
samples fall above the +2 SD line for
potassium levels. What westgard rule
is violated and what needs to be
done? Or what will you do?
?
Scenario: In a series of blood urea
nitrogen (BUN) tests, one QC
sample is 1 SD above the mean,
and the next sample is 3 SD below
the mean. What westgard rule is
violated and what needs to be
done? Or what will you do?
?
Scenario: A QC sample shows a
result above the +4 SD line, and no
other sample in the batch has
exceeded the ±1 SD range. What
westgard rule is violated and what
needs to be done? Or what will you
do?
?
Scenario: During a routine test of
sodium levels, 10 consecutive QC
values fall on the same side of the
mean. What westgard rule is violated
and what needs to be done? Or what
will you do?
?
Scenario: A QC sample for
glucose analysis is within ±2 SD.
The next sample is also within ±2
SD. No issues are noted. What
westgard rule is violated and
what needs to be done? Or what
will you do?
Scenario: A QC sample falls outside ±2
SD (1-2s rule), followed by a second
sample that also falls outside ±2 SD in
the same direction. Another QC sample
then falls outside ±3 SD (1-3s rule).
What westgard rule is violated and
what needs to be done? Or what will
you do?