Maricopa Community Colleges  HCE166   19976-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
HCE166 19976-20086 LAB 1 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Diagnostic Testing Laboratory
Performance of selected laboratory procedures that fall within the scope of practice for the medical assistant.
Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: HCE165.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
HCE166   19976-20086 Diagnostic Testing Laboratory
1. Identify and utilize selected equipment used in the laboratory or medical practitioner. (I)
2. Record and report selected test results as directed by the medica (II)
3. Perform quality control. (III)
4. Perform selected hematologic tests that fall within scope of prac clinical medical assistants. (IV)
5. Perform selected antigen/antibody tests that fall within scope of clinical medical assistants. (V)
6. Perform selected chemistry tests that fall within scope of practi medical assistants. (VI)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
HCE166   19976-20086 Diagnostic Testing Laboratory
    I. Equipment
        A. Microscope
        B. Sedimentation rack and Wintrobe tubes
        C. Capillary tubes and sealing clay
        D. Micro-hematocrit centrifuge and reader
        E. Hemoglobinometer
        F. Automated chemistry analyzer
        G. Point of care testing equipment
      II. Test Results
          A. Upper limits
          B. Lower limits
          C. Validation of controls
          D. Recording and reporting results
        III. Quality Control
            A. Guidelines and standards
            B. Practical requirements
            C. Recording requirements
          IV. Hematologic Testing
              A. Hemoglobin determination
                1. Principles
                2. Using the hemoglobinometer
                3. Interpretation
                4. Sources of error
              B. Micro-hematocrit determination
                1. Principles
                2. Using the micro-hematocrit centrifuge
                3. Calculation using the micro-hematocrit reader
                4. Sources of error
              C. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate determination
                1. Principles
                2. Using the Wintrobe method
                3. Calculation
                4. Sources of error
              D. Slide preparation
                1. Technique
                2. Precautions
                3. Criteria for acceptable slide preparation
              E. Blood cells identification
                1. Principles
                2. Cellular criteria for identification of normal cells
                3. Precautions
                4. Sources of error
            V. Immunologic Testing for Antigen/Antibody Productions
                A. Infectious mononucleosis slide test
                  1. Principles
                  2. Materials
                  3. Procedures
                  4. Reading and interpretation
                B. Urine pregnancy slide test
                  1. Principles
                  2. Materials
                  3. Procedures
                  4. Reading and interpretation
                C. Group A Strep screen test
                  1. Principles
                  2. Materials
                  3. Procedures
                  4. Reading and interpretation
              VI. Blood Chemistry Analysis
                  A. Glucose
                    1. Principles
                    2. Materials
                    3. Procedures
                  B. Cholesterol
                    1. Principles
                    2. Materials
                    3. Procedures
                  C. Automated chemistry analyzer
                    1. Principles
                    2. Materials
                    3. Procedures
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