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COURSE OUTLINE: Introduction: Overview, Smear Preparation, Wright’s Stain Procedure, Smear Evaluation. Cell Morphologies: Blood Cell Structure, Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Platelets Artefacts Quiz. Disease Associations: Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Neoplastic Disorders.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Describe the steps necessary for the preparation of a Wright-stained peripheral blood smear and its proper microscopic evaluation
• Identify the sequence of cell types encountered during normal maturation of myeloid, erythroid, and megakaryocytic cells in the marrow
• Recognize and name the normal and abnormal forms of neutrophils, erythrocytes, lymphocytes, macrophages, and platelets using proper medical terminology
• Correlate single morphologic abnormalities seen in any of the above cell lineages to one or more specific disease states
• Integrate combinations of morphologic abnormalities involving one or more cell lineages to suggest a diagnosis of a disease state

System Requirements: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 or above, Windows Media Player 6.4, or above, Wins 98, or above, Pentium-class processor or above, Display capable of 800x600 or greater resolution, Display capable of displaying 16-bit colour, Sound card and speakers (recommended, not required), Printer.