Tips for Skill 25

This skill will require you to identify blood parasites by direct blood exam, hematocrit tube method, modified Knott's test, and Antigen ELISA test. Upon completion of this skill, you will be able to perform various blood tests to identify hemoparasites.

Tips for materials that need to be submitted:

• Log book of procedures performed

  • You need to describe how to perform each of the techniques

    • Direct blood exam

    • Hematocrit tube method

    • Modified Knott's test

    • Antigen ELISA test

    • Be detailed on how you perform each step

    • You only need to provide a thorough description of each technique once

  • You need to perform each of the four tests three times. So you will perform each of the four tests on three patients

  • You need to include the patient information and test results

• Description on how to identify each of the three blood parasites on each of the four tests

  • Clearly describe what you are looking at or for

• Helpful resources in addition to your textbooks and study materials:

  • http://www.sonopath.com/articles/modified-knott-s-technique-and-direct-blood-smear