Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Plasma Testigo

English translation:

reference plasma

Added to glossary by JM González
Apr 2, 2017 03:24
7 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Plasma Testigo

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general) Blood Tests
Hi everyone,

Under a blood test lab report:

Tiempo de Protrombina [+ values]
INR [+ Values]
Plasma Testigo [+values]
El valor de referencia esta dado en base al plasma testigo (100% actividad)
Glucosa Sanguinea, etc.

Any idea what plasma testigo is?

TIA!

JM

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reference plasma

This is the plasma to which the patient's plasma sample is compared in coagulation assays. It is usually obtained from a pool of plasma samples known to be normal. Note it is not the same as "control plasma" (which may be "known normal" or "known abnormal" depending on its intended use).

Suerte :)
Peer comment(s):

agree Robert Carter : Thanks for clarifying this, Filippe, I wasn't sure whether they are synonymous terms.
8 mins
Thanks, Robert. They are in fact used interchangeably quite often! I prefer to maintain the distinction—perhaps a matter of personal style, though.
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
47 mins
Thanks, Muriel! :-D
agree Rachel Fell : Yes, hello again:-)
5 hrs
Thank you, Rachel! Long time no see!
agree Martin Harvey
9 hrs
Thanks, Martin!
agree David Brown : it's about the only case when it does not mean "control" in the QA sense
1 day 9 hrs
Thanks, David! Yes, exactly.
agree Stephen D. Moore
1 day 11 hrs
Thanks, Stephen!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "TY, Filipe!"
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control plasma

It might refer to the control used to provide normal test values.

VisuCon™-F Frozen Normal Control Plasma is a normal reference control plasma intended for use in the quality control of coagulation assays in the normal range. Good laboratory practice requires that assays be calibrated over the relevant range and that controls be performed regularly to confirm assay calibration.
http://www.affinitybiologicals.com/normal-control-plasma/

Q:
What does a control mean in scientific terms?
A:
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In scientific terms, the word control means to create a group that experiences the same conditions as a test group during a study, without being exposed to the experimental factor or treatment that the test group is. In doing this, scientists can reduce the chance that an external factor is producing the experiment results they experience.

https://www.reference.com/science/control-mean-scientific-te...

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Note from asker:
Thank you Robert!
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