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CMH 128 Microbiology & Laboratory Services

ND1 levelMedical & Health Sciences14 topics

CMH 128 covers 14 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. History and scope of microbiology
  2. Microscopic examination of microorganisms
  3. Types of microscopes
  4. Systemic microbiology
  5. Characteristics of microorganisms
  6. Diagnostic skills in the laboratory
  7. Medical laboratory diagnosis and its importance
  8. Laboratory equipment and microscope parts
  9. Sterilization and quality assurance
  10. Specimen collection and rapid diagnostic tests
  11. Medical laboratory units
  12. Blood groups, rhesus system and cross matching
  13. PCV and microhematocrit centrifuge
  14. Blood glucose testing and laboratory result interpretation

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History and scope of microbiology

The history and scope of microbiology cover how the study of microscopic life developed and what areas the discipline now includes. For exams, you must know the major milestones, key contributors, and the broad branches and applications of microbiology because these explain both the origin of the field and its importance in medicine, agriculture, industry, and public health.

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