Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
is the causative agent for AIDS. The most common
type is known as HIV-1 and is the infectious agent
that has led to the worldwide AIDS
Apheresis
The process of apheresis involves
removal of whole blood from a patient or donor.
Within an instrument that is essentially designed
as a centrifuge, the components of
Blood banking
A
"type" includes a "front type" and a "back type".
The "front type" determines which antigens
("flags") in the ABO blood group system are on the
patient's red blood cells
Cytopathology
Cytopathology is the study of
disease in cells. Despite all of the technological
advances which have occured in medicine in the
last 100 years, the cervicovaginal smear, or Pap
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CNS Degenerative
Disease
Senile dementia of the Alzheimer's
type (SDAT), or Alzheimer's disease (AD) is
becoming more common in developed nations as the
population includes more and ...
Phlebotomy
Describe and perform the
venipuncture process including: Proper patient
identification procedures. Proper equipment
selection and use.
Systemic Lupus
Erythematosis
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
is a chronic disease with many manifestations. SLE
is an autoimmune disease in which the body's own
immune system is directed against the
Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the
organism that is the causative agent for
tuberculosis (TB). There are other "atypical"
mycobacteria such as M. kansasii that may produced
a
Urinalysis
Urinalysis can reveal diseases that
have gone unnoticed because they do not produce
striking signs or symptoms. Examples include
diabetes mellitus, various forms of
