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IML511S - INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES - 2ND OPP - JULY 2022 |
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nAm I BI A u n IVE RSITY
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: JULY 2022
SESSION: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
SUPPLEMENTARY/ SECONDOPPORTUNITYEXAMINATION 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.
Permissable material
Non programmable calculator is allowed.
THIS QUESTION PAPERCONSISTSOF 3 PAGES(Excluding this front page}
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Section A {10 marks)
Question 1
[10)
1. Suggest the correct additive (where possible) for each of the following
medical tests. Where there is no additive, indicate "none."
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 test
(1)
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Section B (35 marks}
Question 2
[12]
2.1 Name the Councils of the Health Professions Councils of Namibia.
(5)
2.2 Identify the Council under which the profession of Medical Laboratory
Sciences falls?
(1)
2.3 Explain what is meant by "maintaining of registration" with the respective
Council by a registered person.
(3)
2.4 What is the role of the Secretariat and what does it comprise of?
(3)
Question 3
[23]
3.1 Give a brief description of each department found under the two
branches of pathology. Present your answer in form of a table.
(10)
3.2 Define the term "incineration" and briefly highlight its importance in the
medical laboratory.
(3)
3.3 What is a Medical Laboratory Scientist? Explain in your own words.
(4)
3.4 Compare the advantages with the disadvantages of automation in the
clinical laboratory. Present your answer in a table.
(6)
Section C (25 marks}
Question 4
[12]
4.1 Discuss the factors that can affect the quality of blood specimen testing. (8)
4.2 What is the clinical significance of collecting a 'first morning' urine sample? (1)
4.3 Explain the principle of qualitative urine pregnancy tests.
(3)
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Question 5
[13]
5.1 Tabulate any four (4) laboratory equipment and describe its function.
(8)
5.2 Discuss the safety measures you would take to protect yourself if you are
working in the TB department.
(5)
Section D (30 marks)
Question 6
[21]
6.1 Assess the following scenarios and suggest what resulting action(s)
you would take by giving a reason in each case:
6.1.1 You are working in reception in the laboratory and is about to
enter patients' details in the laboratory management system. You only
see the sample, but cannot locate the laboratory request form.
(3)
6.1.2 You are busy running patients' samples; however, you see a
continuous movement of values in one direction over six or more
analytical runs.
(7)
6.2 What is indicated by control values that fall out of range in the chemistry
department?
(5)
6.3 Name three (3) random errors that can occur in the clinical laboratory.
For each error, suggest an appropriate solution.
(6)
Question 7
[9]
7.1 Explain what you understand by the term "order of draw" used during
phlebotomy?
(2)
7.2 Tabulate the general "order of draw" for the samples collected for
laboratory analysis. Refer to the stopper colors to answer this question. (7)
The End - Good Luck!
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