Blood: analysis of the acqueous matrix and of the cellular part.
Plasma: plasmatic proteins, albumins, immunoglobulins, blood levels of organic and inorganic components.
Cellular elements: haematocrit, cell count and blood cytotypes distinction.
Erythrocytes: haemoglobin, blood group, evaluation of the erythrocytes parameters.
Leukocytes: classification and leukocytes count.
Trombocytes: coagulation events, thrombocytes count and parameters.
Laboratory tecniques applied to blood analyses.
Preparation, staining, observation and results’ interpretation of a blood smear.
Serum protein electrophoresis: baseline principle, sample preparation, protein running and blot transfer.
Flow cytometry: baseline principles, distinction of leukocytes populations based on morphology and surface markers. Clinical applications: blood count, reticolocytes, leukemia, CD4, HLA.
Immunochemistry methods for blood components quantification: RIA, ELISA. Spettrometry
Molecular diagnostics: extraction and analysis of nucleic acids. PCR. Tumoral markers.