Competency information
Details
Select the appropriate immunological assay to investigate the immune system of a patient with a haematological malignancy for all of the following:
- chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
- acute leukaemia
- lymphomas
- multiple myeloma
- Waldenström’s macroglobulinaemia
- post-bone marrow transplantation lymphocyte levels (immune reconstitution).
Considerations
- The importance of immunological data in light of clinical details in patients with haematological malignancies prior to and during therapy.
- The range of appropriate assays for the investigation of haematological malignancy.
- The factors affecting the selection of appropriate immunological assay for investigation of haematological malignancies.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Select and perform laboratory tests for haematological malignancies and data analysis. |