Courses

Understanding Blood Results

OVERVIEW

Early recognition of abnormalities can avert potential life threatening or at least harmful situations.

This well established and respected two day course allows the candidate a chance to fully understand routine haematology and biochemistry results.

Attended by nurses and allied health professionals whose work involves blood investigation.

"Absolutely fantastic!!"

"Excellent course catering for wide range of healthcare professions."

"I enjoyed the course very much – it was absolutely perfect for my educational needs and the tutor was fab!"

Past course delegates

CONTENT

Full Blood Count; parameters of the full blood count

Haemoglobin and erythrocyte physiology; ESR, INR

Clinical examples workshop

Patterns in anaemia

Differential White Cell Count

Clinical Biochemistry

Clinical electrolyte and water homeostasis

Hypo and hypernatraemia

Potassium homeostasis

Liver function tests

Thyroid function tests

Clinical case studies

AIMS AND OUTCOMES

To understand -

• Routine full blood count results
• Clinical physiology of the haematological system
• Routine biochemistry tests and electrolyte and water homeostasis
• Physiology of liver and cardiac enzymes
• Clinical implications of results

ATTENDED BY

• Nurses
• Allied Health Professionals