 
Class of 2023
 Go Back | | Session Title: | | Normal Laboratory Values and Their Interpretations | | | Teaching Hours: | | Teaching and Learning Methods | Total Scheduled Hours = 2
Independent Learning = 1
Lecture = 1 |
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| Independent Learning | | 1 hour(s) | | Lecture | | 1 hour(s) | | Blueprint ID | Learning Objectives | | 6711 | Describe the difference between a “normal value” and a “reference range”, and appreciate circumstances in which a value outside the reference range may be normal, or values within the reference range may be abnormal. | | 6712 | Develop an approach to a complete blood count and differential, including identifying reference ranges for hemoglobin, hematocrit, red cell indices, reticulocyte count, platelet count, total white cell count, and differential white cell count.
| | 6713 | Explain the influence of age, gender and pregnancy on reference ranges. | | 6714 | Explain the principle of total red cell mass, and understand how changes in red cell mass and plasma volume affect red cell indices. | | |
| Blueprint ID | Course Goals | | 7023 | Integrate basic and clinical sciences as they relate to common clinical encounters and patient symptoms
Linked Program Competencies
To This Course Goal: me-6 | | 7030 | Demonstrate respect when dealing with others and with human tissue
Linked Program Competencies
To This Course Goal: pr-1 | | me-6 | Medical Expert
Apply knowledge of the clinical, socio-behavioural, and fundamental biomedical sciences relevant to a clinical problem. | | pr-1 | Professional
Demonstrate accountability to patients by applying best practices and adhering to high ethical standards. |
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