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Description:

The lecture will cover:

• Basics of viral diseases

• Basics of laboratory testing for viral diseases

• Laboratory tests available to test for viral diseases (Detecting antibody vs

protein vs genetic material)

• Result interpretation in the context of the natural disease history & pathogenesis

• Limitations of laboratory testing for viral diseases

• Relevant clinical examples

• Key take aways

Outline:

1. Introduction

2. Anaemia definition

3. Review of the full blood count, red cell indices and other haematological parameters

including the reticulocyte count and peripheral blood smear, as well as the value of these in

the evaluation of anaemia

4. Diagnostic approach to anaemia with the use of case studies

- Microcytic anaemia

- Macrocytic anaemia

- Normocytic anaemia

Discussion of differential diagnoses, clinical features, laboratory findings and diagnostic

investigations

5. Red flags on the FBC, other investigations and clinical findings

6. When to refer

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