Competency information

Details

Perform the analyses to laboratory standard operating procedures:

  • haematinics (B12, folate)
  • iron
  • ferritin
  • transferrin saturation (iron-binding capacity).

Considerations

  • The investigation and management of patients with:
    • anaemia (including pernicious anaemia)
    • haemochromatosis.
  • The other diagnostic modalities used in the investigation of the above disorders:
    • haemochromatosis genetics
    • haematological investigations
    • cellular pathology investigations (liver biopsy analysis).

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 1 Outcome Perform the range of laboratory and point-of-care techniques used in the workplace to investigate nutritional disorders.
# 4 Outcome Perform the clinical and laboratory investigation and analysis and management of disorders of iron metabolism and haem synthesis.