MLAB 305 : BASIC CLINICAL AND LABORATORY HAEMATOLOGY PRACTICAL

Sample collection, transportation and storage. Anticoagulants dyes and stains used in Haematology.Preparation of glassware. Buffers. Manual and electronic cell counting techniques. Red cell indices.Basic haematological investigations e.g. Thick and thin film ESR reticulocyte count. Calibration of equipment. Investigation of deficiency anaemias e.g. Serum ferritin iron TIBC vitamin B12, Folic acid assay Schilling test Investigation of haemolytic anaemias e.g. Sickling test; Hb electrophoresis, HbS, HbF, HbA2, Kleihauer test, osmotic fragility test, Ham’s test, G6PD screen.