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Course Outline

For Classroom Review

Day 1

  • 8 to 12 noon Clinical Chemistry
  • 12 to 1 pm Break
  • 1 to 6 PM Clinical Chemistry

Day 4

  • 8 to 12 noon Microbiology
  • 12 to 1 PM Break
  • 1 to 6 PM Microbiology

Day 7

  • 8 to 12 noon Hematology
  • 12 to 1 PM Break
  • 1 to 6 PM Hematology

Day 2

  • 8 to 12 noon Clinical Chemistry
  • 12 to 1 PM Break
  • 1 to 3 PM Mock Exam
  • 3 to 6 PM Clinical Microscopy

Day 5

  • 8 to 12 noon Microbiology
  • 12 to 1 PM Break
  • 1 to 4 PM Mock Exam
  • 4 to 6 PM Immunology and Serology

Day 8

  • 8 to 12 noon Hematology
  • 12 to 1 PM Break
  • 1 to 4 PM Mock Exam
  • 4 to 6 PM Blood Bank

Day 3

  • 8 to 12 noon Clinical Microscopy
  • 12 to 1 PM Break
  • 1 to 4 PM Clinical Microscopy
  • 4 to 6 PM Mock Exam

Day 6

  • 8 to 12 noon Immunology and Serology
  • 12 to 1 PM Break
  • 1 to 4 PM Immunology and Serology
  • 4 to 6 PM Mock Exam

Day 9

  • 8 to 12 noon Blood Bank
  • 12 to 1 PM Break
  • 1 to 4 PM Blood Bank
  • 4 to 6 PM Mock Exam

For Classroom Review

1. CLINICAL CHEMISTRY Total Lecture hours= 15
  1. Carbohydrates
  2. Proteins and other Nitrogen-Containing Compounds (NPN)
  3. Lipids and Lipoproteins
  4. Bilirubin and other Heme derivatives
  5. Enzymology
  6. Electrolytes
  7. Acid-Base Balance
  8. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) and Toxicology
  9. Endocrinology and Tumor Markers
  10. Quality Control (Quality Assessment)
  11. Laboratory Mathematics
  12. Instrumentation
2. CLINICAL MICROSCOPY Total lecture hours= 12

I. URINALYSIS

  1. Pre-Analytical Examination of Urine
  2. Physical Examination
  3. Chemical Examination
  4. Microscopic Examination
  5. Complete Examination
  6. Urine Physiology

II. OTHER BODY FLUIDS

  1. Cerebrospinal Fluid
  2. Transudates and Exudates
  3. Serous fluid
  4. Pericardial fluid
  5. Peritoneal fluid
  6. Pleural fluid
  7. Synovial fluid
  8. Amniotic fluid
  9. Seminal fluid
3. MICROBIOLOGY Total lecture hours= 15

I. GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY

  1. Introduction to Microbiology, Collection and Handling of Specimens, Susceptibility Testing

II. GRAM POSITIVE COCCI

  1. Aerobic e. g. Staphylococci, Streptococci, Enterococcus

III. GRAM NEGATIVE COCCI

  1. Aerobic  e. g. Neisseria, Moraxella

IV. GRAM POSITIVE BACILLI

  1. Aerobic  e. g. Bacillus, Corynebacterium, Lactobacillus, Erysipelothrix, Gardnerella, Listeria, Nocardia
  2. Anaerobic  e. g. Clostridium, Bifidobacterium, Eubacterium, Actinomyces, Peptostreptococcus

V. GRAM NEGATIVE BACILLI

  1. Enterobacteriaceae
  2. Anaerobic  e.g. Bacteroides, Fusobacterium
  3. Other Gram Negative Bacilli e. g. Acinetobacter, Bordetella, Brucella

VI. MYCOBACTERIA

  1. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  2. Other Mycobacteria

VII. FUNGI

  1. Introduction, Specimen Collection and Handling
  2. Mycoses

VIII. VIRUSES AND OTHER MICROORGANISMS

  1. Introduction, Specimen Collection and Handling
  2. DNA and RNA Viruses
  3. Other Microorganisms    Chlamydia, Rickettsia, Mycoplasma

IX. PARASITES

  1. Introduction, Specimen Collection and Handlin
4. IMMUNOLOGY AND SEROLOGY Total lecture hours=12

I. FUNCTIONS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND IMMUNITY

  1. Immune System
  2. Antigens
  3. Antibody
  4. B cells
  5. T cells
  6. Complement
  7. The Major Histocompatibility Complex

II. LABORATORY TECHNIQUES

  1. Agglutination
  2. Precipitation
  3. Electrophoresis
  4. Other Test Principles

III. INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND LABORATORY DIAGNOSES

  1. Syphilis
  2. Atypical Pneumonia
  3. Hepatitis
  4. Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella
  5. HIV
  6. Other Viruses
  7. Fungal Infections
  8. Parasitic Infections
  9. Autoimmune Disorders
  10. Hypersensitivity Reactions
5. HEMATOLOGY Total lecture hours=15

I. Introduction To Hematology

  1. Composition of Blood
  2. Hematopoiesis

II. Red Blood Cells

  1. General characteristics of RBCs
  2. Four metabolic pathways
  3. Normal Maturation Series and Discussion of Stages
  4. Computations for Reticulocytes
  5. Erythrocytes (Erythropoiesis, erythropoietin)
  6. Hemoglobin
  7. RBC Indices
  8. Erythrocyte Morphology
  9. Erythrocyte Disorders

III. White Blood Cells

  1. Presentation & Discussion of the Myelocytic Maturation Series
  2. Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils
  3. Monocytes & Macrophages
  4. Lymphocytes
  5. Laboratory Evaluation of Leukocytes
  6. Leukemias
  7. Cytochemical Stains

IV. Platelets

  1. Characteristics and functions
  2. Maturation Series
  3. Platelet Structure
  4. Miscellaneous Platelet Morphology
  5. Platelet Factors
  6. Platelet Aggregation Studies
  7. Platelet Abnormalities

V. Hemostasis

  1. Primary & Secondary Hemostasis
  2. Coagulation Factors and Functions
  3. Characteristics of Coagulation Proteins
  4. Coagulation Cascade
  5. Fibrinolysis
  6. Interpretation of Results for APTT & PT
  7. Routine Tests for Hemostatic Functions
  8. Special Tests for Hemostatic Functions
  9. Hemostatic Disorders

VI. Calculations Done in the Hematology Laboratory

  1. Estimation of Hb, Hct, and RBC Count Based on Rule of Three
  2. Sample Problems for Calculation of Red Blood Indices
  3. Correction of WBC Count for the Presence of Nucleated RBCs
  4. Cell Counting by the Hemocytometer Method
  5. Sample Problems for Reticulocyte Count
  6. Osmotic Fragility
  7. International Normalized Ratio for Prothrombin Time
6. BLOOD BANK Total lecture hours= 12

I.  Review of Basic Immunology

  1. Red cell  and non-red cell antigens
  2. Antibodies
  3. Primary and secondary immune response

II.  Basic genetic principles in blood banking

III. ABO blood group system

IV. Rh blood group system

V.  Other blood group systems

  1. Lewis, Kell, Kidd, Duffy, MNSs, Lutheran, Ii, P

VI. Antibodies

  1. Antibody screen
  2. Antibody identification
  3. Sample Ab ID using antigrams

VII. Crossmatch and special tests

  1. Crossmatch
  2. Special tests

VIII. Transfusion reactions

IX. Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN)

X. Blood Donation

  1. Donor requirements
  2. Transfusion therapy