A laboratory comparing its results to those of other laboratories on the same specimen is an example of
A)precision monitoring.
B)internal quality control.
C)external quality control.
D)delta checks.

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When results are compared with those of another laboratory,this is part of external quality control.Internal quality control is done totally within one laboratory.Delta checks compare a patient result with a previous result on the same patient.Precision is determined by multiple analysis of the same specimen.

A Laboratory Comparing Its Results to Those of Other Laboratories