ULAB 101B - Core General Laboratory Technician Part 2

Application of basic skills used for the core (general) clinical lab. Testing utilized in Hematology, Chemistry, Coagulation (Hemostasis), Urinalysis, and Body Fluids (BF) to prepare non-clinical bachelor’s degree students or graduates to begin a career in the clinical laboratory. Modality: In person hands-on practice performing testing including complete blood count (CBC), white blood cell (WBC) differentials, PT/INR and PTT, routine urinalysis, BF cell counts and differentials, basic chemistry panels, instrument calibration, linearities, quality control (QC), Levey-Jennings graphs and Westgard rules, and performing pipetting and dilutions. Course will include review of diagnostic value and interpretation of results.

Prerequisite(s): ULAB 101A and Bachelor of Science with 30 credits of chemistry or biology

Course Learning Outcomes:

Perform CBC with identification of different white blood cells, a PT/INR and PTT, routine urinalysis (UA) with microscopic, body fluid cell count and WBC differential, and basic chemistry profiles including comprehensive, renal, liver, thyroid, lipid, diabetes, and cardiac.
Review the diagnostic value, normal ranges and interpretation of all performed tests.
Perform method calibration, linearities, QC and Westgard rules.
Interpret interferences that affect results in presented case studies

Outline:

Perform and interpret CBC and WBC differentials
Perform and interpret PT/INR, PTT
Perform and interpret UA with microscopic, including certain confirmatory tests
Perform BF and WBC differential on different body fluids using a hemocytometer and cytospin
Perform a variety of chemistry tests
- Freezing Point Osmometer
- Pointe 180 Spectrophotometer
- Hemoglobin A1C Analyzer
Perform dilutions (titers, compound), calibrations, linearities, and run / evaluate controls
Calculate standard deviations, interpret and evaluate Levey-Jennings graphs, apply Westgard rules
Perform basic laboratory calculations and other lab operations
Correlate lab results across chemistry, urinalysis, and hematology/hemostasis utilizing case study format
Comprehensive Final Practical Exam