Hematology Core Lab

Patient 1 has a negative diagnosis, as all the cells are lower than 33%. Their average nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio was 13.32%, which is the lowest overall and is below 33%. This means patient 1 is not required to have any further tests done. They will just need to come for screening tests every 3 years. Patient 1’s cells were all blue, which means only a haematoxylin stain, was used. The blue indicates nuclei.

The purpose of this experiment is to identify the different blood types through the antigen and antibody reaction by using the anti- A, Anti- B and Anti- Rh serums we will be able to identify the different blood types. We will also discuss how this can be used in the clinical setting of this blood typing procedure, by doing so we will know how antigens and antibodies relate to the blood typing procedure in the real world settings.

I arrived at clinical 0630 and picked up patient information the morning of. I reviewed all assigned diagnoses, medications, labs, and orders with my assigned students, and we discussed our plan for the day. We both took report from the patient's nurse and then Elizabeth presented at preconference. Kala shadowed the Nurse Lead and I helped Elizabeth with brief changes, pericare, and vital signs. I continued to check on both Elizabeth and Kala throughout the day. Last, lunch and then post-conferance.

My clinical experience day 3 was a very challenging one. First, I was not feeling well, and I was still a bit tired from my 12 hour shift on Saturday. However, I was still excited to be at my clinical rotation. The four highlights are the boy with hydrocephalus, giving medication, drawing blood, and assist my preceptor clean the peripheral inserted central catheter line (PICC).

Subsequent to his arrival at the hospital, he had several lab tests and diagnostics performed to make sure he was physically ready, and that there were no underlying issues. He had a complete laboratory screening done, which included a complete blood count (CBC), basic metabolic panel (BMP), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (Cr), blood sugar (BS), liver enzymes, hemostasis, and blood type and cross, all to identify potential risks previous to surgery.

This is a written reflection of a local health business and an online business. I will discuss how they market and promote themselves, whether they uphold their respective traditions and how the media has influenced their businesses.

The purpose of this journal is to reflect on my experience and skills gained during my clinical placement at Ben Taub Hospital. On my first clinical day, I was excited and nervous at the same time. My first placement was in the PREOP/PACU area. I was assigned to help a patient who had been in the PACU area going on 2 days. Normally, once the patient comes from surgery they are only in the PACU area for a short period of time before they are discharged home or given a bed in another area of the hospital. This particular patient still had not received an assignment for a bed. The physicians would make their rounds to come check on him daily. The patient was a 28-year-old Hispanic male, non-English speaking, he had a hemicolectomy. He had a NG tube, urinary Foley catheter, and a wound vac. My preceptor had just clocked in and she needed to check on the patient’s vitals and notes from the previous nurse. Once she introduced me to the patient and explained while I was there, she then asked me to check his vitals. (Vital signs indicate the body’s ability to regulate body temperature, maintain blood flow, and oxygenate body tissues. Vital signs are important indicators of a client’s overall health status (Hogan, 2014). I froze for a quick second. I have practiced taking vitals numerous of times and I knew I could do it correctly. I started with the temperature first, when I was quickly corrected on a major mistake I had made by my preceptor. I HAD FORGOT TO WASH MY HANDS and PUT

Binding of CO to hemoglobin is greatly affected to anemic and smoking individuals. Hemoglobin plays a major role in our body to transport oxygen. Since hemoglobin has a higher affinity for oxygen, it binds to an oxygen molecule and increases its oxygen concentration. Thus, when the blood cells are at a different part of the body where the oxygen concentrations are low, the oxygen will leave the hemoglobin and diffuse into the cells. However, carbon monoxide has a 250 fold greater affinity than oxygen. So, when CO enters the blood from the lungs, CO would bind with hemoglobin instead of oxygen, and block the blood’s ability to carry oxygen to the cells throughout the body. In a normal healthy individual, the total carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) complex is 1% or less, whereas, smoking increases COHb to 3-8% and further to 15% for chain smokers. When smoking a cigarette, CO binds to hemoglobin and displaces to

An example of ongoing experimental pathology at the Targos-Akesogen Molecular pathology Lab is the PD-LI immunotherapeutic agent in the management of Non-Squamous Cell Lung Cancer and other PD-L1 positive cancer cells. I love to bring order to chaos, the go to person - this is what I saw Pathologists do for Patients and Clinicians. My experience at a 6week physician refresher course at Drexel University College of Medicine reinforced my passion and interest in pathology. I rotated with the dermatologists, gastroenterologists, otolaryngologists, hematologist/oncologists, and infectious disease experts and for the most part, we all waited on the pathologist for a definitive diagnosis.

The histopathology labs will receive specimens of tissue that has been taken from the patient, and these samples will usually be sub stained in a formalin-based fixative within containers that are labelled with patient’s details (that are done under the data protect act) along with the hazard warnings.

1. Hemoglobin is the molecule that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs throughout the body through inhalation and deoxygenated blood from the body to the lungs through exhalation. When the hemoglobin is in the oxygenated state, it is in the R state or relaxed state. When it is in the deoxygenated state, it is in the T state or tense state.

The ProCyte Dx Hematology Analyzer provides the most comprehensive complete blood count that is done in house. When operating this machine the first thing one should do is go to any open desktop computer and pull up the patient chart through AvImark. Once the patient chart is pulled up then one will need to add in that a CBC in house will be ran on the patient. Once the information is put in, the patient personal identification information will  automatically be transferred to the IDEXX vet lab station set up next to the ProCyte Dx Hematology analyzer. Once the patient information has come up on the IDEXX vet lab station screen one will then need to click on the patient name and then click on the icon for the ProCyte Dx. After clicking on the

The hematology lab was not very surprising to me. I have a strong background in histology and studying blood pathologies. Seeing the machine that measured blood coagulation was interesting because I didn’t know it was possible to test blood’s coagulation ability. The lab consisted mostly of microscopes with people using them because machines are not advanced

Pathology is an area of the medical field where a doctor examines specimens in order to study and evaluate what diseases do to the human body. Doctors that specialize in Pathology are subjected to stereotype, society believes that the Pathologist’s duty entails in staying in the morgue and perform autopsies. This notion is flawed, Pathology has many subspecialties to choose and work on. Pathology is divided into four major categories: Histopathology, Cytology, Blood Transfusion and Hematology; although they are all very similar in nature, they have significant specifications that differentiate them. In this article, the author's purpose is to showcase the Home Office Pathologist occupation and break away from the stereotype that has been set

Investigating haemoglobin (Hb) concentration in blood samples using the haemoglobincyanide method and in foetal haemoglobin samples