Laboratory
From the patient's arm to the printed result: safe specimen collection and transport, reagent and kit care, quality control, rapid tests, bench biosafety and equipment care. For technologists, technicians, phlebotomists, lab managers and students.
- 1Collecting specimens safely and correctlyMost lab errors are born before the sample reaches the bench. Learn the bedside habits that stop wrong-patient, wrong-tube and hemolysed samples.7 min · Basic
- 2Transporting and storing specimensA good sample can be spoiled on the road. Learn time, temperature and packing basics, and why a hot car is no place for a tube.6 min · Basic
- 3Reagents, kits and storageThe kit insert is the boss. Learn fridge versus shelf, why lots must not be mixed, and how a simple log protects your results (and keeps lunch out of the reagent fridge).6 min · Basic
- 4Quality control in plain wordsControls tell you whether your test is telling the truth today. Learn what to do when one fails, and why calibration and control are not the same thing.7 min · Intermediate
- 5Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs): doing them rightRapid tests look simple, which is exactly why they go wrong. Learn the read-time window, the control line, invalid results and why a used cassette is never reused.6 min · Intermediate
- 6Biosafety at the benchEvery sample may be infectious. Learn the bench habits that protect you, your colleagues and the patients: PPE, hands, sharps, spills and waste.7 min · Intermediate
- 7Caring for lab equipmentMicroscopes, centrifuges, pipettes and analysers do not complain until the day they stop. Learn simple daily care, balancing, logs and when to call the engineer.7 min · Intermediate
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For licensed professionals and students. Educational information only: always follow current national guidelines (EFDA, Ministry of Health), the product label and your facility’s procedures.