Maricopa Community Colleges  CLS244   19906-20062 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 03/28/06

CLS244  19906-20062

LAB

1 Credit(s)

5 Period(s)

Practicum: Advanced Hematology/ Immunohematology/Coagulation

Application of advanced hematology, immunohematology, and coagulation techniques in a clinical laboratory. Prerequisites: Permission of program director/coordinator.

 

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

 

CLS244  19906-20062

Practicum: Advanced Hematology/ Immunohematology/Coagulation

 

1.

Differentiate health care professionals. (I)

2.

Describe health care settings. (I)

3.

Follow health care setting policies. (I, II, III, IV)

4.

Conduct oneself in a professional demeanor. (I, II, III, IV)

5.

Utilize proper communication with patients and health care professionals. (I, II, III, IV)

6.

Process laboratory specimens properly. (II, III, IV)

7.

Perform selected advanced hematology, immunohematology and coagulation procedures. (II, III, IV)

8.

Perform quality control procedures. (II, III, IV)

9.

Describe selected procedure theory and the equipment utilized. (II, III, IV)

10.

Evaluate the validity of quality control and test results. (II, III, IV)

 

 

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

 

CLS244  19906-20062

Practicum: Advanced Hematology/ Immunohematology/Coagulation

 

 

I. Health care setting

A. Organization

1. Philosophy

2. Rules and behavior

B. Policies

1. Policy manual

2. Safety procedures

3. Procedure manuals

4. Code signals

C. Interpersonal relationships

1. Ethics

2. Interaction/communication

D. Health professionals

1. Physicians

2. Laboratorians

3. Other health professionals

II. Hematology

A. Specimen handling

B. Reagent handling

C. Quality control and performance

D. Procedure theory and performance

1. Abnormal differentials

2. Interpret quality control of automated CBC

3. CSF counts and differentials

4. Sickle cell smears and interpretation

5. Synovial and pleural fluid differentials

6. LE preps and interpretations

7. Eosinophil counts

8. Sperm counts

9. Others

III. Coagulation

A. Manual or automated prothrombin times

B. APTT

C. TGT

D. Fibrin split products

E. Factor assays

IV. Immunohematology

A. Specimen handling

B. Reagent handling

C. Quality control procedures

D. Procedure theory and performance

1. Read microscopic and macroscopic reactions

2. Blood type for ABO, A subgrouping, Rh, and Du

3. Crossmatch

4. Panels

5. Cord bloods

6. AHG

7. Rh immuneglobulin

8. Components

9. Maintenance log

10. Others

 

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