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"My experience with MTS has been wonderful, customer service is fantastic and the continual module addition is always time appropriate. I am looking forward to continued satisfaction with MTS and all of the products you are developing for Lab Staff Education."
Susan Young, MT/RT
Staff/Systems Coordinator
Children's Hospital of
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ANCA
Training Course Specifics
| Summary: |
Testing for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies |
| Intended Audience: |
All laboratory staff and students |
Length of Course: 2 hours
Number of Exam Questions: 10
| Authors: |
Kathleen W. Hutchinson, MS, MT(ASCP)
Mark H. Wener, MD
Bruce G. Gilliland, MD
Michael L. Astion, MD, PhD |
2 hours
| Accredited by: |
P.A.C.E. (State of California) |
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State of Florida |
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Identify the steps of an indirect immunofluorescence antibody (IFA) procedure and be able to state the purpose of each step. |
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Identify the steps of an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) procedure and be able to state the purpose of each step. |
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State the role of ANCA testing in the diagnosis of vasculitis. |
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Identify neutrophils and lymphocytes on IFA substrates. |
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View ANCA IFA results and identify C-ANCA, P-ANCA, ANA, mixed ANCA and ANA, and atypical staining patterns on ethanol fixed substrate. |
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View ANCA IFA results and identify ANCA staining on formalin fixed substrate. |
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State two strategies that can be used to differentiate P-ANCA, ANA staining, and mixed patterns. |
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Identify the antibodies that are commonly associated with the C-ANCA and P-ANCA patterns. |
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Identify the clinical correlations, if any, that are associated with ANCA staining patterns. |
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