Practicals · LABM

Laboratory Medicine

215 practical items from the NMC curriculum, grouped by the curriculum's own sections.

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215 items

Specimen Collection

Hematology

Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

Procedure

Manual blood cell counting

Lab technique

Reticulocyte count

Lab technique

Buffy coat preparation

Lab technique

Nutritional anemia workup (serum iron, folate, B12 estimation)

Lab technique

Sickle cell test

Lab technique

G6PD deficiency test

Lab technique

Cold agglutinin test

Lab technique

Thalassemia diagnosis and classification

Interpretation

Bone marrow examination and interpretation

Interpretation

Body Fluids

Serous fluid examination (peritoneal, pleural, pericardial, synovial)

Lab technique

Semen analysis

Lab technique

Sputum examination

Lab technique

Interpretation of urinary findings

Interpretation

Exfoliative cytology interpretation of serous fluids

Interpretation

Clinical Biochemistry

Serum sugar (glucose) estimation

Lab technique

Serum uric acid estimation

Lab technique

Serum electrolyte estimation (Na, K, Ca, Cl)

Lab technique

Arterial blood gas (ABG) and pH measurement

Lab technique

Inborn errors of metabolism screening (urine substances)

Lab technique

Porphyrin and metabolite estimation

Lab technique

Serum protein electrophoresis (M-spike)

Lab technique

Urine protein electrophoresis

Lab technique

Liver function test interpretation

Interpretation

Gastrointestinal function test interpretation

Interpretation

Arterial blood gas interpretation (acid-base disorders)

Interpretation

Respiratory function test interpretation

Interpretation

Cardiac function test interpretation

Interpretation

Glucometer point-of-care glucose testing

Lab technique

Transfusion Medicine

Blood donor screening

Lab technique

ABO serum (reverse) grouping

Lab technique

Secretor status identification

Lab technique

Cross-matching (cell and serum)

Lab technique

Apheresis procedure

Procedure

Hemolytic disease of the newborn investigation

Interpretation

Immunology

Immunofluorescence microscopy technique

Lab technique

ELISA technique

Lab technique

Western blotting technique

Lab technique

ELISPOT assay

Lab technique

Chemiluminescence immunoassay

Lab technique

Flow cytometry immunophenotyping

Lab technique

Autoimmune and collagen vascular disorder evaluation

Interpretation

Cytokine estimation in blood and fluids

Lab technique

HLA typing

Lab technique

Radioimmunoassay (RIA)

Lab technique

Infectious Disease Laboratory

Gram stain

Lab technique

Giemsa stain

Lab technique

Albert stain (for diphtheria)

Lab technique

AFB (Ziehl-Neelsen) stain

Lab technique

India ink preparation

Lab technique

Antibiotic/drug sensitivity testing

Lab technique

Cell culture for viral diagnosis

Lab technique

TORCH screening

Lab technique

Viral hepatitis marker testing

Lab technique

Clinical sample collection and transport for microbiology

Lab technique

Widal test

Lab technique

VDRL test

Lab technique

Immunodiffusion (ID) test

Lab technique

Indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test

Lab technique

Animal inoculation studies

Lab technique

Egg inoculation technique for viral culture

Lab technique

Maintenance of microbial strains in laboratory

Lab technique

Molecular Diagnostics

RT-PCR with melting curve analysis

Lab technique

Digital PCR

Lab technique

LCR (Ligase Chain Reaction)

Lab technique

NASBA (nucleic acid sequence based amplification)

Lab technique

Microarray technique

Lab technique

Dot-blot and line probe assay

Lab technique

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)

Lab technique

Cell culture technology

Lab technique

Anatomic Pathology

Tissue biopsy processing technique

Lab technique

Histochemistry technique

Lab technique

Immunohistochemistry (IHC) technique

Lab technique

Electron microscopy technique

Lab technique

Liquid-based cytology

Lab technique

PAP smear interpretation

Interpretation

Gross specimen handling and examination

Lab technique

Instrumentation

Photoelectric colorimeter

Instrument

Spectrophotometer

Instrument

ELISA reader and washer

Instrument

Autoanalyser (biochemistry)

Instrument

Blood gas analyzer (instrument)

Instrument

Electrophoresis apparatus

Instrument

Densitometer

Instrument

Culture hood and biosafety cabinet

Instrument

Microbial culture system (automated)

Instrument

TB culture system

Instrument

BOD incubator

Instrument

Deep freezer (-20C and -80C)

Instrument

Flow cytometer (instrument)

Instrument

pH meter

Instrument

Refractometer

Instrument

Nephelometer

Instrument

Autoclave and sterilizer

Instrument

Analytical balance

Instrument

Laboratory incubator

Instrument

Hot air oven

Instrument

Water bath

Instrument

Thermometer

Instrument

Quality Control

Internal audit of the laboratory

Communication / admin

General Laboratory Techniques

Sterilization and disinfection methods

Lab technique

Water quality check of laboratory

Lab technique

Practical Examination

Histopathology slide spotting (practical exam)

Specimen / spotter