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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Which of the following defines relation between quality assurance (QA), quality control (QC), internal quality assurance (lQA) & external quality assurance (EQA)
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The correct answer is  QUALITY ASSURANCE: (QA) A programme designed to monitor and evaluate the ongoing and overall quality of the total testing process, including preanalytical analytical and post analytical phases of testing QUALITY CONTROL: (QC) A process in the laboratory designed to monitor the analytical phase of testing procedure to ensure that the tests are working properly