UNIDAD DIDÁCTICA 1. THE CLINICAL ANALYSIS LABORATORY

1. General characteristics of the clinical analysis laboratory
2. - Laboratory organization
3. Functions of laboratory personnel
4. Safety and risk prevention in the clinical analysis laboratory
5. - Chemical risks
6. - Physical risks
7. - Physical and postural load
8. - Biological risks
9. Hazards and accidents in the analysis laboratory
10. - Safety measures in the laboratory
11. Waste disposal
12. - Waste management
13. Quality control

UNIT 2. BASIC TECHNIQUES USED IN THE CLINICAL ANALYSIS LABORATORY

1. Mass and volume measurements
2. - Basic mass measurement techniques
3. - Basic volume measurement techniques
4. Preparation of solutions and dilutions. Mode of expressing concentration
5. - Dissolutions or solutions
6. - Dilutions
7. Filtration and centrifugation

UNIT DIDACTIC 3. THE BLOOD

1. Blood: composition and functions
2. - Blood composition
3. - Blood functions
4. Blood groups and subgroups
5. - ABO system
6. - Rhesus (Rh) system
7. Coombs test
8. - Technical performance of the direct test
9. - Interpretation of direct test results
10. Blood compatibility study. Crossmatching tests
11. - Types of crossmatching tests
12. - Crossmatching test process
13. - General remarks on crossmatching tests
14. Blood gases

UNIT 4. TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES

1. Types of biological samples. Analyzable substances
2. - Analyzable samples
3. Sample collection
4. - Blood samples
5. - Urine samples
6. - Fecal samples
7. - Exudates
8. - Seminal samples
9. - Cervical mucus
10. - Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
11. - Sputum culture
12. Identification and labeling of the patient and samples
13. Transport of samples
14. Storage and preservation of samples
15. Quality standards and exclusion criteria for samples
16. - Safety standards in the handling of samples
17. DIDACT UNIT 5. BLOOD SAMPLES
18. General characteristics of blood
19. Vascular anatomy
20. Material for blood collection
21. - Types of collecting tubes
22. Blood collection techniques
23. - Skin or capillary puncture
24. - Venous puncture
25. - Arterial puncture
26. Catheter blood
27. Common errors
28. - Most common errors in specimen handling
29. - Error prevention and management of common complications in blood collection
30. Anticoagulants
31. Preanalytical and postanalytical phases of clinical determination. Factors affecting the chemical composition of blood
32. Substances or elements that can be analyzed from a blood sample

UNIT 6. HEMOGRAM

1. Introduction to the hemogram
2. Hematological series
3. - Red or erythrocyte series
4. - White or leukocyte series
5. - Platelet or thrombocyte series
6. Fundamental hematological analytical methods
7. - Blood smear and staining
8. - Red blood cell count
9. - Determination of red blood cell volume: hematocrit
10. Sedimentation rate

UNIT UNIT 7. BIOCHEMISTRY, SEROLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS.

1. Obtaining a blood sample for serological, biochemical and microbiological study
2. Biochemistry study
3. - Main biochemical parameters
4. - Elements analyzed in biochemistry
5. - Serology study
6. - Serological methods
7. - Serology results
8. Microbiological study
9. - Blood culture

UNIT DIDACTIC 8. HEMOSTASIA AND COAGULATION

1. General aspects of hemostasis
2. Hemostasis components: physiology
3. - The blood vessel
4. - Platelets
5. - Clotting factors
6. - Clotting inhibitors
7. - Fibrinolytic system
8. Coagulation
9. Hemostasis tests and techniques
10. - Exploration of primary hemostasis: bleeding time
11. - Exploration of secondary hemostasis: coagulation
12. TEACHING UNIT 9. HEMOTHERAPY
13. Introduction to hemotherapy
14. Blood bank, technical requirements and minimum conditions
15. - Premises
16. - Materials and instruments
17. - Personnel
18. - Donors
19. - Types of donation
20. - Information to staff and patient
21. - Donor selection
22. - Donation frequency
23. Collection
24. - Collection materials and equipment
25. - Procedure
26. - Donor care
27. - Testing

UNIT DIDACTIC 10. BLOOD TRANSFUSION

1. Transfusion of blood components
2. Preparation and selection of blood components and derivatives
3. - Red cell concentrates
4. - Platelet concentrates
5. - Leukocyte concentrates
6. - Fresh frozen plasma
7. - Cryoprecipitates: cryoprecipitate Factor VIII
8. Indications for blood components
9. - Whole blood
10. - Red cell concentrate transfusion
11. - Platelet transfusion
12. - Fresh frozen plasma
13. - Cryoprecipitate transfusion
14. - Transfusion
15. - Transfusion request
16. - Recipient blood tests
17. - Administration
18. Autotransfusion
19. - Advantages and disadvantages of autotransfusion
20. Transfusion reactions
21. - Hemolytic reactions
22. - Immediate non-hemolytic reactions
23. - Late non-hemolytic reactions
24. - Transfusion reaction study and reporting
25. File and record
26. Quality control
27. Hemovigilance and traceability

UNIT DIDACTIC 11. IMMUNOLOGY AND GENETICS

1. General characteristics
2. - Mechanisms involved
3. Types and mechanisms of immune response
4. - Innate or non-specific response
5. - Adaptive or specific response
6. - Differences between innate and acquired immune response
7. Antigens and antigenic determinants

TEACHING UNIT 12. DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES IN IMMUNOLOGY

1. Types of immunodeficiency
2. - Primary or congenital
3. - Secondary or acquired
4. - Autoimmune diseases
5. Organ-specific and non-organ-specific antibody

TEACHING UNIT 13. MOLECULAR ANALYSIS

1. Structure and function of nucleic acids
2. - Structure of nucleic acids
3. - Types of nucleic acids
4. Chromosomal studies
5. - Preparation for the study
6. - Types of chromosome studies
7. Other tests
8. - PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)
9. - DNA sequencing
10. - DNA sequencing
11. Application of molecular genetics