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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 12-11-2007 |
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HCE167
2008 Spring – 2011 Summer
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L+L
1.0 Credit(s) 1.50 Period(s) 1.35 Load Occ |
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Laboratory
Testing in Patient Care Service Centers |
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Basic
Point of Care testing in a clinical setting. Includes procedures for
urinalysis, whole blood hematology, glucose monitoring, cholesterol and
coagulation testing. Specimen collection and handling. Compliance with
Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and the Clinical
Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations. Prerequisites: HCE162 and acceptance into
the Medical Assisting program, or permission of Program Director. Corequisites:
HCC130 and (HCC145, or HCC145AA, HCC145AB, and HCC145AC), or permission of
Program Director. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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HCE167 2008
Spring – 2011 Summer II |
Laboratory Testing in Patient Care Service Centers |
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Apply OSHA standard precautions pertaining to laboratory
safety. (I) |
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Apply quality control and quality assurance measures
pertaining to laboratory testing. (II) |
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Apply methods for general specimen collection. (III) |
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Define terms and perform urinalysis testing. (IV) |
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Define terms and perform specified tests in hematology.
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Define terms and perform specified tests in coagulation.
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Define terms and perform urine pregnancy testing. (VII) |
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Define terms and perform Strep A testing. (VIII) |
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Define terms and perform whole blood glucose test. (IX) |
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Recognize the tests that are included in the blood serum
chemistry profiles and understand the significance of abnormal values. (X) |
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HCE167 2008
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Laboratory Testing in Patient Care Service Centers |
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I. OSHA Standard
Precautions in Laboratory Setting A. Dress code B. Personal safety measures
C. Biohazards II. Quality in the
Workplace A. Quality control B. Quality assurance III. Specimen Collection A. Patient identification B. Equipment C. Specimen labels D. Capillary puncture IV. Urinalysis Testing A. Terms B. Specimen collection 1. Types 2. Handling C. Urine decomposition before
testing D. Proper use and handling
of reagent strips E. Types of urine dipsticks
F. Methods for testing
chemical constituents in urine 1. Dipstick 2. Tablet G. Quality control H. Reporting results V. Hematology Testing A. Terms B. Hemoglobin 1. Specimen collection 2. Test procedure 3. Quality control 4. Reporting results C. Erythrocyte
Sedimentation Rate 1. Specimen collection 2. Test procedure 3. Quality control 4. Reporting results D. Other hematology tests VI. Coagulation Testing A. Terms B. Coagucheck
test for coagulation 1. Specimen collection 2. Test procedure 3. Quality control 4. Reporting results C. Other coagulation tests VII. Urine Pregnancy
Testing A. Terms B. Specimen collection C. Test procedure D. Quality control E. Reporting results VIII. Strep A Testing A. Terms B. Specimen collection C. Test procedure D. Quality control E. Reporting results IX. Glucose Testing A. Types of tests 1. Fasting 2. Postprandial B. Glucose meters C. Reagent strips D. Specimen collection E. Test procedure F. Quality control G. Reporting results X. Blood Serum Chemistry
Profiles A. General 1. Normal values 2. Abnormal values B. Cardiac function C. Thyroid function D. Liver function E. Kidney function F. Others |
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