Transfusion Medicine · stage 3 of 6

A bench you can believe

A reaction only means something if the reagents, the analyzer and the controls behind it were sound that morning. You will be able to set up and verify the bench, read the day's control and calibration record, and tell an instrument going wrong from a method simply reaching its limit.

Work through these in order

1. 1Tying the sample back to the patientPreparation and Testing
2. 2Getting reagents and controls ready for usePreparation and Testing
3. 3Running, calibrating and servicing blood bank instrumentsEquipment and Resources
4. 4Reading the daily control and calibration recordsQuality Assurance
5. 5Knowing where a method stops workingPreparation and Testing
6. 6Recognising a failing instrument and acting on itEquipment and Resources
7. 7Telling random scatter from a drifting methodQuality Assurance
8. 8Making slides worth looking atPreparation and Testing

This reading order is MLTPrep’s own. To browse the same material filed against the competency areas instead, go back to the Transfusion Medicine study guide.

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