Ward Pollsmoor Female Centre D.O.B/Age 10/10/1988 Consultant Creatine kinase (CK) 265 070 H U/L 20 – 180 Request form: Unable to obtain on Equation document viewer. Differential diagnosis in this patient includes rhabdomyolysis, severe burns, myocardial injury or ischaemia. History Unavailable. Unavailable. Sodium 139 mmol/L 136 – 145 Potassium 3.8 […]
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Number: …………….. Name of rotation: Post-primaries Period: 01-02-2020 to 31-05-2020 Learning objectives Become competent in common manual assays performed in our laboratory. Gain a better understanding of laboratory management. Gain a deeper understanding of the role of the pathologist specifically in the lab Reflection on completion of rotation. What has […]
Number: Name of rotation: Preparing for primaries Period: 01-03-2019 to 29-02-2020 Learning objectives Gain a good foundation in the basics of analytical chemistry. Gain more exposure to quality control (both internal and external) Become comfortable/familiar with laboratory calculations. Improve interpretive skills of investigations such as electrophoresis. Learn how to confidently […]
Number: …………….. Name of rotation: APT test Period: 13 September 2019 Learning objectives Perform the APT test. Reflection on completion of rotation. What has been learnt? A SOP document can help to perform an assay when someone with experience of the assay is absent. Chemistry is involved in many disciplines […]
Number: …………….. Name of rotation: Cystic Fibrosis Mmed (attempt 1) Period: 01-02-2019 to 31-10-2019 Learning objectives How to write a protocol. How to conduct a literature review. How to analyze data generated during scientific study. Reflection on completion of rotation. What has been learnt? Scientific writing is challenging. The importance […]
Number: …………….. Name of rotation: PathRed Congress Period: 18 – 21 July 2019 Learning objectives How to write an abstract. How to write a poster. Reflection on completion of rotation. What has been learnt? Congresses are a wonderful way to network. Congresses and seminars are a good way to keep […]
Number: …………… Name of rotation: Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital Period: 01-12-2018 to 28-02-2019 (6 weeks) Learning objectives Familiarity with manual bench assays Becoming a functional member of the Chemical Pathology Department. Understanding overtime duties in the laboratory and expectations of registrars on a day-to-day basis. Interpretation and evaluation […]
RECORD OF ROTATIONS/ATTACHMENTS Number: …………… Name of rotation: Orientation Period: 01-07-2018 to 12-08-2018 (6 weeks) Learning objectives Familiarity with the laboratory organogram. Becoming a functional member of the Chemical Pathology Department. Understanding overtime duties in the laboratory and expectations of registrars on a day-to-day basis. Interpretation and evaluation of investigations […]
Ward Surgical OPD D.O.B/Age 03/06/1936 Lipase 9640 U/L 13 – 60 (Result checked/analysed in dilution) Hepatic enzymes suggestive of a mixed picture. Request form: Jaundice ?NBL Unable to obtain history. Questions to consider: Presenting complaint: Weight loss, jaundice, yellowing of the sclera and/or skin, pruritis, vomiting, change in the colour […]