HISTOPATHOLOGY, MT LAWS, RELATED LAWS AND CODE

Histopathology ( 65 %)
1 Histology and Pathology 10%
1. Terminologies 4%
1 2 . Etiology of disease 2%
1.3 . Signs , symptoms and course of disease 2%
1.4 . Cellular and tissue changes 2%
2 Histopathologic techniques and procedures 35%
2.1. Preservation and handling of specimen 10%
2.2. Tissue Processing and Procedures
2.2.1. Routine - Manual 7%
-
2.2.2. Routine Automation 5%
2.2. 3. Special 3%
2.3, Staining
2, 3.1. Routine 5%
2.3.2. Special ( Immunohistochemistry ) 5%
3 Cytologic Techniques and Procedures 8%
3.1. Preservation and handling of specimen 2%
3.2. Processing
3.2.1. Manual 2%
3.2.2 . Automation 2%
3, 3. Staining 2%
4 Autopsy 2%
4.1. Terminologies 1%
4.2. Handling Processing and Documentation 1%
5 Quality Assurance 10%
SUBTOTAL 65%
MT Laws Related Laws and Code of Ethics
6 MT Laws 10%
7 Laboratory Management 10%
8 Related Laws 10%
9 Code of Ethics Including Bioethics 5%
SUBTOTAL 35%
TOTAL 100%
 Blood Banking ( 50% )
1 ABO and Rh Blood Group System 5%
2 Other Major Blood Group System: KELL, Duffy, Kidd, Lewis 3%
MNSs, Lutheran, P, L
3 Minor BioodGroup Systems: Diego. Cartwright , Chido , XG 1%
Scianna, Gerbich, Milton, Knops, Bg , Indian, etc.
4 Basic Genetics 2%
5 Blood Donor Selection and Processing 5%
6 Blood Preservation and banking 5%
7 Component preparation 5%
8 Transfusion therapy 2%
9 Transfusion reactions 3%
10 Transfusion transmitted diseases 3%
11 Techniques and procedures: typing , compatibility 8%
testing , antibody detection and identification
12 Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn ( HDN) and Autoimmune 4%
Hemolytic Anemia
13 Quality management (structure, set up / Equipment LIS ) 4%
SUBTOTAL 50%

Immunology and Serology ( 50% )

14 I [ i stor ical Baek grou nd 2
15 Natural ([nnate ) immunity, including role of macrophages, monocytes 5
and ganulocytes
16 Acquired immunity, humoral responses, immunogens, 8
immunoglobulins, B Cells
I7 Acquired immunity, cellular responses, T cells. Cytokines and 5
chemokines
IS Complement System 2
10 MHC, HLA, Transplantation 3
20 Immunologic Tests lor the detection of antigens andamibodies, 15
principles, procedures
20.1 . Bacterial Infections and STD 5
20.2 . Viral Infections 5
20.3 fungal Infections I
20.4. Parasitic Infections 2
20.5 . Autoimmune disorders 3
21 Tumor immunology ( Tumor Markers ) 3
22 Hypersensitivity I
23 Instrumentation and Quality Management 5
Subtotal 50 %
TOTAL 100 %
 Clinical Chemistry
1 Specimen Collection 5%
2 Instrumentation 5%
3 Reagent Preparation and Laboratory mathematics 5%
4 Quality Assurance 10%
5 Metabolic Blood Tests ( Principles, Procedures 50%
Diseases/Disorders, Reference Values )
5.1. Water balance and electrolytes 8%
5.2. NPN and other metabolic intermediaries and inorganic ions 6%
5.3. carbohydrates 6%
5.4. lipids and dysproteinemia 8%
5.5. specific proteins 6%
5.6. liver function tests 6%
5.7. Clinical enzymoiogy 8%
6 Endocrinology and Toxicology { Principles, Procedures , Disease 16%
and Reference
6.1. Endocrinology
6.1.1. Thyroid Hormones 4%
6.1.2. Sex Hormones 3%
6.1.3. Other hormones ( Pituitary and Adrenal) 3%
6.2. Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring ( TDM)
6.2.1. Substance of Abuse 2%

6.2.2, Other poisons / toxic agnets { Alcohol, carbon 2%

monoxide, mercury and lead and arsenic
6.2.3 TDM anticonvulsants and other drugs
, 2%
7 Blood gas analysis and other tests (principles, Procedures, 4%
diseases/disorders, reference values )
8 Laboratory Safety 5%
TOTAL 100%
 MICROBIOLOGY ( 70%) WEIGHT ( % )
1 BACTERIOLOGY 49%
1.1 Collection , Transport . Processing and staining of specimens 5%
1.2 Culture Media 5%
1.3. Bacteria ( Aerobes )
1.3.1 Morphology and staining characteristics 5%
1.3. 2. cultural characteristics 5%
1.3.3. Work up for identification biochemical, differential and
, 14 %
confirmatory tests
1.3.4. Serologic /molecular tests 3%
1.3.5. Susceptibility Tests 4%
1.3.6. Bacteriologicexamination of water, food, milk and 2%
utensils
1.4.Anaerobes 2%
1.5 Mycobacteria
ria 2%
1.6. Other bacteria with unusuai growth requirements ( Spirochetes. 2%
Chlamydia, Mycoplasma , Rickettsia )
2 MYCOLOGY 4%
2.1 Collection , transport and examination of clinical specimens 2%
2,2. Culture 2%
3 VIROLOGY 4%
3.1. General characteristics , transmission of diseases 2%
3.2. Collection, transport and examination of clinical specimens 2%
4 EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION 5%
4.1. Manual 3%
4.2 , Automated 2%
5 QUALITY ASSURANCE AND SAFETY 8%
5,1. Collection of Specimen 2%
5.2 Quality Control 2%
5.3. Safety - Patient/Staff 2%
5.4, Safety - Workplace / Environment 2%
SUBTOTAL 70%
PARASITOLOGY (30 % )
6 Parasites - Life Cycle. Morphological characteristics , epidemiology, 21%
prevention and control
6.1. Nematodes 5%
6.2 . Trematodes 5%
6.3. Cestodes 5%
6.4. Protozoa 5%
6.5. Ectoparasites 1%
7 Parasitologic Techniques 5%
7.1. Routine 2%
7.2. Concentration 2%
7 3. Others 1%
8 Quality Assurance 4%
8.1. Collection and Preservation of Specimen 2%
8.2. Quality Control 2%
SUBTOTAL 30%
TOTAL 100%
 CLINICAL MICROSCOPY
1 Urine 53%
1.1 Anatomy and physiology of the kidney, Formation of Urine 5%
1.2. Macroscopic examination 10%
1.3 . Chemical Analyses 18%
1.1. Microscopic examination 15%
1.2. Pregnancy Testing 2%
1.3. Renal Calculi 3%
2 Feces 3%
3 Other Body Fluids 21%
3.1. CSF 5%
3.2. Seminal Fluid 5%
3.3. Amniotic Fluid 3%
3.4. Gastric Fluid and Duodenal Content 2%
3.5. Sputum and Bronchial Washings 2%
3.6 . Synovial Fluid 2%
3.7. Peritoneal , Pleural and Pericardial Fluids 2%
4 Collection, preservation and Handling of specimens 10%
Microscopic, automation and other instruments 5%
Quality assurance and iaboratory safety 5%
Total 100%
 HEMATOLOGY
1 Blood Collection, anticoagulants and others 5%
2 Hematology tests and procedures 30%
2,1. Routine 15%
2.2. Automation 10%
2.3. Special 5%
3 Hematopoeisis 40%
3,1. Hematopoiesis in general 6%
3.2. Erythropoiesis and RBC 12%
3.3. Leukopopeisis and WBC 12%
3.4. Thrombopoiesis and Platelets 10%
4 Coagulation ( Principle, procedures, disease 20%
.
4,1 Hemostasis Theories, Concepts and Mechanism 2%
4.2. Coagulation procedures/ tests 8%
4.3. Coagulation factors diseases/disorders and reference 10%
values
5 Quality Assurance 5%
TOTAL 100%