Table of Content
Design of Questions Prepare for your Certification Examination Test-Taking Skills 1. Hematology 1.1 Basic Hematology Concepts and Laboratory Procedures 1.2 Normocytic and Normochromic Anemias 1.3 Hypochromic and Microcytic Anemias 1.4 Macrocytic and Normochromatic Anemias 1.5 Qualitative and Quantitative White Blood Cell Disorders 1.6 Acute Leukemias 1.7 Lymphoproliferative and Myeloproliferative Disorders 1.8 Hematology Problem Solving 2. Hemostasis 2.1 Coagulation and Fibrinolytic Systems/Reagents and Methods 2.2 Platelet/Vascular Disorders 2.3 Coagulation System Disorders 2.4 Inhibitors and Thrombotic Disorders, and Anticoagulant Drugs 2.5 Hemostasis Problem Solving 3. Immunology 3.1 Basic Principles of Immunology 3.2 Immunologic Procedures 3.3 Infectious Diseases 3.4 Autoimmune Diseases 3.5 Hypersensitivity 3.6 Immunoglobulins, Complement, and Cellular Testing 3.7 Tumor Testing and Transplantation 3.8 Immunology Problem Solving 4. Immunohematology 4.1 Genetics and Immunology of Blood Groups 4.2 ABO Group Blood System 4.3 Rh Blood Group System 4.4 Testing for Antibodies 4.5 Compatibility Testing 4.6 Transfusion Reactions 4.7 Components 4.8 Donors 4.9 Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN) 4.10 Serological Testing of Blood Products 4.11 Immunohematology Problem Solving 5. Clinical Chemistry 5.1 Instrumentation 5.2 Blood Gases, pH, and Electrolytes 5.3 Glucose, Hemoglobin, Iron, and Bilirubin 5.4 Calculations, Quality Control, and Statistics 5.5 Creatinine, Uric Acid, Bun, and Ammonia 5.6 Proteins, Electrophoresis, and Lipids 5.7 Clinical Enzymology 5.8 Clinical Endocrinology 5.9 Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 5.10 Tumor Markers 5.11 Clinical Chemistry Problem Solving 6. Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6.1 Routine Physical and Biochemical Urine Tests 6.2 Urine Microscopy and Clinical Correlations 6.3 Cerebrospinal, Serous, and Synovial Fluids 6.4 Amniotic, Gastrointestinal, and Seminal Fluids 6.5 Urinalysis and Body Fluids Problem Solving 7. Microbiology 7.1 Specimen Collection, Media, and Methods 7.2 Enterobacteriaceae 7.3 Nonfermentative Bacilli 7.4 Miscellaneous and Fastidious Gram-Negative Rods 7.5 Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Cocci 7.6 Aerobic Gram-Positive Rods, Spirochetes, Mycoplasmas, Ureaplasmas, and Chlamydia 7.7 Anaerobic Bacteria 7.8 Mycobacteria 7.9 Mycology 7.10 Virology 7.11 Parasitology 7.12 Microbiology and Parasitology Problem Solving 8. Molecular Diagnostics 8.1 Molecular Methods 8.2 Molecular Diagnostics 9. Education and Management 10. Photomicrographs and Color Plate Examination 11. Sample Certification (Self-Assessment) Examination Answer Key