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IML511S - INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2022 |
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nAm I BI A u n IVE RS ITV
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
Faculty of Health, Applied Sciences and Natural Resources
Department of Health Sciences
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOROF MEDICAL LABORATORYSCIENCES
QUALIFICATIONCODE: 08BMLS
LEVEL:8
COURSE: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL LABORATORYSCIENCES COURSECODE: IMLSllS
DATE: JUNE 2022
SESSION: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
FIRSTOPPORTUNITYEXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) Ms Roselin Tsauses
MODERATOR: Ms Fredrika Engelbrecht
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all questions.
2. Please write neatly and legibly.
3. Do not use the left side margin of the exam paper. This must be allowed for the
examiner.
4. No books, notes and other additional aids are allowed.
5. Mark all answers clearly with their respective question numbers.
Permissible material
Nonprogrammable calculator is allowed.
THIS QUESTION PAPERCONSISTSOF 5 PAGES(Excluding this front page)
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Section A ( 10 marks)
Question 1
[10]
1. Suggest the blood collection tube correct stopper colour for each of the
following medical laboratory tests. Write the correct answer next to each
number.
1.1 Full Blood Count (FBC)
(1)
1.2 Liver Function Tests (LFT)
(1)
1.3 Coagulation studies
(1)
1.4 Lupus erythematosus (LE) cells
(1)
1.5 Thyroid Function Tests (TFT)
(1)
1.6 Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
(1)
1.7 RPR (rapid plasma reagin) test
(1)
1.8 Urea & Electrolytes
(1)
1.9 Glucose
(1)
1.10 CD4
(1)
Section B (28 marks)
Question 2
[16]
2.1 Name five (5) responsibilities of the Allied Health Professions
Council of Namibia.
(5)
2.2 What do you understand by the term "regulated profession"?
(3)
2.3 Highlight the importance of ethics in the Medical Laboratory Science
profession.
(3)
2.4 Which committees support the activities of the Allied Health Professions
Council?
(5)
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Question 3
[12]
3.1 Classify the departments within the clinical laboratory under the
two (2) branches of pathology. Present your answer in a table.
(10)
3.2 Differentiate between the two (2) branches of pathology identified in
question 3.1.
(2)
Section C (30 marks)
Question 4
[11]
4.1 Discuss the importance of correctly identifying a patient in a medical
laboratory context.
(6)
4.2 Explain the concept of 24-Hour or timed urine specimen collection and
its significance.
(3)
4.3 Which two (2) departments frequently analyze urine samples?
(2)
Question 5
5.1 Identify parts labelled (1 -11) on the light microscope below.
Write the correct answer next to the corresponding number on your
answer sheet.
[19]
(11)
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5.2 Discuss any five (5) things you should not do when working with the
microscope.
(5)
5.3 Based on your knowledge regarding the functions of each department in
the clinical laboratory, identify three (3) departments in which you think
you will be using the microscope most often.
(3)
Section D (32 marks)
Question 6
[20]
6.1 You are working in the clinical chemistry department. After running a
BhCG sample, you see that there are "flags" indicating that the instrument
could not detect the result.
6.1.1 What do you think could be the possible reason why the instrument
failed to detect the result of this test?
(1)
6.1.2 In a logical sequence, give a detailed explanation on what action you will
take to enable the instrument to detect the result of the sample.
(7)
6.2 After doing daily maintenance on the instrument in the chemistry
department, you proceed to run the quality controls. Your print-out
indicates that all the quality controls are out of range.
6.2.1 Discuss logically and in detail how you will troubleshoot to rectify
this.
(7)
6.2.2 Why is it important not to run patients' samples if control samples
are out of range?
(5)
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Question 7
[12]
7.1 What is a Levey-Jennings Chart?
(2)
7.2 Describe what is meant by a 'trend' and a 'shift' on a Levey-Jennings
Chart and give a possible cause for each.
(4)
7.3 Study the following graphs. For each graph, explain the criteria of
violation of the rule and indicate the type of error identified by the rule.
7.3.1
(2)
7.3.2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(2)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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7.3.3
(2)
-2s
-3s
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17
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Good luck!
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