Sunday, November 12, 2006. Measures the amount of blood glucose level present in the body at that time of blood collection and is use for the diagnosis and monitoring of treatment of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia. Finally, the gel is dried at 100oC.

This blog is created by Melva, Hui Ling, Yasmin and Nora. It serves as a peer teaching material for Haematology, Blood Banking and Medical Microbiology. Thursday, September 28, 2006. A 67 year old man was first diagnosed with polycythemia vera 13 years ago, and treated with phlebotomy. The sample to collect is blood via venipuncture. Apply tourniquet 3-4 inches above the intended site. Apply pressure and gauze on venipuncture site. Put blood in EDTA tube and label. The blood findings include prominent an.

Sunday, August 13, 2006. Cultures on clinical specimens are done to detect the presence of yeasts,. Yeast-like fungi, hyaline or dematiaceous. Cultured to detect and follow the course of fungaemia. Due to yeasts, yeast-like organisms, dimorphic fungi or opportunistic. Or nail cultures are done to recover and identify dermatophytes.

Sunday, August 27, 2006. During the 2nd and 3rd week in the microbiology, I learnt about culture plating, where specimens are inoculated onto agar plates to look for growth of microorganisms. The specimens that are usually cultured in the lab are ;. Used in the isolation and differentiation of. Being electrolyte deficient, it prevents the swarming of. High Vaginal swabs requires to be inoculate.

Saturday, October 21, 2006. Mounting of Gynaecological Cell Samples. Having been mounting slides for a month, I must say that although the method of cover slipping a slide may seem very easy, it actually requires practice to achieve well-mounted slides, free of air bubbles and artefacts at a reasonable speed. 1 Removal of Visible Air Bubbles.

Friday, October 06, 2006. Red cells containing Plasmodia are less dense than normal ones and concentrate just below the leukocytes, at the top of the erythrocyte column. OKmost of the time EDTA .

Wednesday, October 18, 2006. This is an interesting week, while in the microbiology lab, I manage to see a scabies and hookworm parasite under the microscope! The hookworm is a nematode parasite that lives in the small intestine of its host. The 2 species of hookworms commonly infect humans are Ancylostoma duodnale and Necator americanus. It is an intestinal parasite that usually cause diarrhoea or cramps.

Lab automation in Blood Bank. What can this machine do? Fig 1Components of the automation.

Thursday, November 09, 2006. The D antigen is a weak D phenotype associated with fewer antigen sites. It is detectedby the indirect antiglobulin test. The red cells to be tested are placed in the presenceof the anti D IgG reagent and the D antigen of the red cells fixes the antibodies. Specimens - Specimens that give a weak or negative anti-D result. 2Add 1 drop of patient cell suspension followed by 2 drops of anti D in a glass tube.