MSL954006Relate anatomical and physiological features to laboratory samples

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What an assessment for MSL954006 must cover

80 assessable components: 3 elements (9 performance criteria), 8 performance evidence and 63 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Recognise body systems and organs

  • 1.1Correctly identify sampled organs based on macroscopic appearance and main function
  • 1.2Use correct terminology to name organs and systems
  • 1.3Identify broad streams of disease that effect body systems and organs

2 Recognise tissues and cells

  • 2.1Correctly identify tissue types based on microscopic structure
  • 2.2Correctly identify cell types based on microscopic structure
  • 2.3Use correct terminology to name tissue and cell types

3 Identify and direct test specimens

  • 3.1Use knowledge of body systems, organs and tissues to confirm the identity of fresh, fixed and treated biological test samples
  • 3.2Confirm test sample type matches test request
  • 3.3Follow procedures to direct test specimen to appropriate laboratory for testing

Performance evidence

  • correctly named the specific sample type from the macroscopic appearance of at least 4 different test samples from each of the following categories (12 in total):
  • organs or organ biopsies
  • tissues
  • body fluids
  • for each test sample, identified the appropriate laboratory for testing
  • correctly named the specific cell type from the microscopic appearance of at least 5 different cell types from each of the following (10 in total):
  • blood cells
  • tissue cells.

Knowledge evidence

  • fundamental word structure used in medical terms as they relate to common pathology samples and tests
  • name and main function of body systems, including:
  • muscular
  • skeletal
  • digestive
  • circulatory
  • respiratory
  • urinary
  • reproductive
  • nervous (including sensory)
  • endocrine
  • integumentary
  • lymphatic/immune
  • name, function and key identifying structures of organs commonly sampled for pathological investigation
  • name and function of types of tissue, including:
  • epithelial including subtypes
  • connective
  • muscular including subtypes
  • nervous
  • vascular including subtypes
  • glandular
  • lymphatic
  • basic common cell types, their functions and locations, including:
  • histological
  • haematological
  • immunological
  • basic principles of innate and acquired immunity as they relate the respiratory, urinary, digestive and lymphatic/immune system
  • types of specimens and relating organs, including:
  • histological
  • formalin fixed tissue (punch biopsy, core biopsy, wedge biopsy, cytology, full organs)
  • fresh
  • microbiological, including:
  • fresh tissue
  • stool
  • body fluids:
  • blood
  • urine
  • sputum
  • swabs
  • cerebral spinal fluid (CSF)
  • haematological and immunohaematological, including:
  • blood products
  • bone marrow
  • biochemical, including:
  • whole blood
  • plasma
  • body fluids
  • nature of precious specimens, including:
  • CSF
  • time sensitive
  • temperature sensitive
  • autopsy
  • broad streams of disease as they relate to common sample types, including:
  • cancer
  • metabolic
  • microorganisms
  • hormonal
  • roles of different transport media, coagulants and preservation fluids
  • common abbreviations for medical and pharmacological terms, including:
  • for histology: IF, EM, LM, IHC, HE and ISH
  • for microbiology: FEC, MSC, culture, sensitivity, CSF and MSU
  • for haematology: FBC, Hct, ESR, Coags and INR
  • for biochemistry: Disacc Fe, LFT, TFT, Chol, Trig, PSA, EUC and CEA.

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