VETT 2470 - Clinical Pathology 2-Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1.50

Objectives:

1. List the various parts of the microscope and their purpose.
2. Demonstrate which objective lenses are to be used under various circumstances.
3. Describe how to properly clean and maintain the microscope.
4. Demonstrate how to use and maintain various automated CBC machines and blood chemistry machines.
5. Demonstrate how to troubleshoot various laboratory machines and equipment

Outcome B: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate how to perform common laboratory tests accurately and in a timely fashion

Objectives:

1. Describe the various blood collection tubes and which tubes are commonly used for which laboratory tests.
2. Demonstrate how to make and stain a blood smear.
3. Demonstrate how to examine a blood smear for white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, and reticulocytes.
4. Demonstrate how to perform a differential and a complete blood count.
5. Be able to identify various blood parasites.
6. Demonstrate how to perform clinical chemistry tests on various laboratory machines.
7. Demonstrate how to perform an automated complete blood count on various laboratory machines.
8. List the steps for collecting and evaluating bone marrow samples.
9. Demonstrate how to perform various coagulation tests.
10. Demonstrate how to perform a manual blood cross match.
11. List the procedures for collecting blood samples for Bile Acids, Thyroid, Cortisol, and Phenobarbital tests.
12. Describe how to properly prepare and read a fecal smear.
13. Identify intestinal parasites on the fecal slide.
14. Demonstrate how to properly prepare a urine sample for microscopic and chemical examination.
15. Demonstrate ability to identify crystals, bacteria, white blood cells, red blood cells, and epithelial cells in a urine sample.
16. Demonstrate how to prepare and examine an ear cytology for mites, yeast, and bacteria.
17. Demonstrate how to prepare and examine a skin scraping for common skin mites.
18. Demonstrate how to prepare and examine a vaginal cytology smear.
19. List the cytology collection techniques for ears, vaginal, tumor impression smears, scrapings, swabs, fine needle aspirates and fluids.
20. Define various cytology terms.
21. List the common viruses of the canine, feline, equine, and bovine, and the technique for collection of specimens for diagnosis of these viruses.
22. Define various immunology and serological terms.
23. List and describe the steps involved in the collection of specimens for immunology and serology.
24. Describe how to differentiate between antibodies and antigens.
25. List and explain the rules for lab safety when working with bacteria.
26. List common types of culture medias and agars used for bacterial diagnostics.
27. Demonstrate how to prepare a bacterial smear from a broth culture and a solid media culture.
28. List the steps and demonstrate the gram staining procedure for identifying bacteria.
29. Define various microbiology terms.
30. Demonstrate how to streak plates for quadrant, growth and identification.
31. Identify bacterial colonies, characteristics, groupings and shapes.
32. Describe how to interpret antibiotic inhibition discs.
33. Describe how to perform and interpret progesterone and leutinizing hormone tests in female animals.
34. Demonstrate how to properly prepare and interpret various antigen and antibody tests.

1. Review Clinical Pathology I
2. Clinical Chemistry, Automated Analyzers
3. Advanced Hematology, Large and Exotic Animal Species Hematology
4. Coagulation, Blood Typing, Cross Matching
5. Cytology, Mycology, External Parasitology, Blood Parasites
6. Immunology, Virology, Serology, Endocrinology, Misc. Function Tests
7. Bacteriology