Lab Analysis

Description

Lab Analysis

This Course is designed to educate medical providers on basic laboratory assessment, blood cultures, blood typing and anticoagulation labs. 

The following laboratory learning outcomes will be reviewed. 

1. Discuss implications of testing.
2. Discuss general testing principles, accuracy, specificity and predicted value
3. Review ions, anions and fluid compartments
4. Discuss acid/ base balance and determines of change
5. Discuss ABG analysts and BMP in relation to patient condition
6. Explain blood typing, safety in blood administration and evidence-based guidelines for transfusion
7. Discuss CBC components individually
8. Discuss BMP components individually
9. Discuss PT/PTT/INR/Xa
10. Discuss Urinalysis
11. Discuss CSF analysis

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation