MEDL 102 - Routine Analysis Techniques

1. Describe the anatomy and physiology of the renal system.
2. Discuss the laboratory procedures performed to measure glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption and secretion, and renal blood flow
3. Compare types of urine specimens collected for analysis.
4. Discuss urine specimen collection, handling, preservation, and storage.
5. Explain the physical, chemical and microscopic analysis of urine.
6. Explain the principle of each test identified / performed.
7. Describe false positive and false negative reactions as they relate to urine reagent strips.
8. Evaluate urine specimens to determine suitability for test(s) requested
9. Perform routine urinalysis procedures to include macroscopic and microscopic analysis of urine samples.
10. Differentiate between normal and abnormal urine sediment structures in urine microscopic.
11. Perform and evaluate quality assurance and quality control procedures as appropriate for urinalysis.
12. Evaluate urine test results for correlation to physical properties, chemical analysis, and microscopic examination of each urine specimen.
13. Resolve discrepant test results.
14. Select confirmatory test procedures as appropriate for urine specimens.
15. Relate urine-screening tests to specific inborn errors of metabolism.
16. Correlate disease states associated with abnormal urine test results.
17. Assess the laboratory’s role in the testing of body fluids.
18. Discuss the appearance of body fluids including terms used to describe normal and abnormal specimens and their significance.
19. Differentiate between the laboratory findings of a bloody specimen caused by a cerebral hemorrhage and one that resulted from a traumatic tap.
20. Briefly describe the most common tests performed on CSF, Serous, and Synovial fluids.
21. Discuss serous fluids including: the respective body cavities associated from which they come, their function in those body cavities, the name of the procedure to obtain, and the reason for analyzing the fluids.
22. Perform body fluid cell count using hemocytometer.

LECTURE CONTENT:

• Anatomy & physiology of the renal system
• Types of urine specimens
• Specimen collection, preservation, and storage
• Physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine
• Normal and abnormal test results
• Confirmatory tests
• Inborn errors of metabolism and related test procedures
• Porphyrin, porphobilinogen, nitrate, calcium, phenylketones and salicylates.
• Renal clearance tests
• Body Fluids

LABORATORY CONTENT:

• Perform physical, chemical, and microscopic analysis of urine
• Perform confirmatory tests
• Resolve discrepancies between physical, chemical and microscopic test results
• Correlate abnormal results to disease and disease process
• Perform body fluid cell count using hemocytometer

 
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