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Course Outline and Objectives
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Your exams are based on these course objectives as well as the objectives listed in each laboratory exercise. It is critical for your success that you can recall the information required by each objective.

Lecture Guides
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Lecture 1	Phlebotomy Practice and the Health Care Setting
Lecture 2	Basic Anatomy and Physiology of Organ Systems
Lecture 3	The Circulatory System
Lecture 4	Infection Control
Lecture 5	Safety and First Aid
Lecture 6	Specimen Documentation and Transportation
Lecture 7	General Considerations in Blood Collection
Lecture 8	Complications In Blood Collection
Lecture 9	Pediatric Procedures
Lecture 10	Arterial, IV and Special Collection Procedures
Lecture 11	Elderly, Home, Hospital And Long-Term Care Collections
Lecture 12	Urinalysis and Body Fluid Collections
Lecture 13	Specimen Collections for Forensic Toxicology, Workplace Testing, Sports Medicine
Lecture 14	Quality, Competency and Performance Assessment
Lecture 15	Legal and Regulatory Issues