CAP Proficiency Testing

• Amniotic Fluid Leakage (AFL)
• Automated Body Fluid Count
  (ABF1, ABF2, ABF3)
• Automated Urinalysis (UAA, UAA1)
• Basic Hematology (HE, HEP)
• Bile Crystals (BCR)
• Blood Cell Identification (BCP)
• Body Fluid Crystals (BFC)
• Body Fluids Benchtop Reference Guide (BF-BTRG)
• Bone Marrow Differential (BMD)
• Clinical Microscopy (CMP)
• Clinical Microscopy Miscellaneous (CMMP)
• Dipstick Confirmatory Testing (DSC)
• Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR, ESR1)
• Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, Alifax Instrument (ESR2)
• Extended Virtual Peripheral Blood Smear (EHE1)
• Fecal Fat (FCFS)
• Fetal Hemoglobin (APT)
• Gastric Occult Blood (GOCB)
• Hematology Automated Differentials (FH1-FH10, FH1P-FH10P)
• Hemocytometer Fluid Count (HFC)
• Hemoglobinopathy (HG)
• Lamellar Body Count (LBC)
• Occult Blood (OCB)
• Rapid Total White Blood Cell Count (RWBC)
• Reticulocyte (RT, RT2, RT3, RT4)
• Rupture of Fetal Membranes (ROM)
• Sickle Cell Screening (SCS)
• Special Clinical Microscopy Urine Hemosiderin (SMC1) and Urine Eosinophils (SMC2)
• Urine Crystals (URC)
• Urine Microalbumin and Creatinine (UMC)
• Urine Sediment and Body Fluid Color Photographs and CD-ROM (CMP)
• Virtual Body Fluid (VBF)
• Virtual Peripheral Blood Smear (VPBS)
• Waived Combination (HCC)
• Worm Identification (WID)

Publications

Color Atlas of the Urinary Sediment:An Illustrated Field Guide Based on Proficiency Testing (2010)

Color Atlas of Hematology:
An Illustrated Field Guide
Based on Proficiency Testing (1998)

An Algorithmic Approach to
Hemostasis Testing (2008)

Color Atlas of Body Fluids: An Illustrated Field Guide Based on Proficiency Testing (2006)

Quality Management In Clinical Laboratories: Promoting Patient Safety Through Risk Reduction And Continuous Improvement (2005)

So You’re Going to Collect a Blood Specimen: An Introduction to Phlebotomy 11th Edition (2005)

Color Atlas of Hemoglobin Disorders: A Compendium Based on Proficiency Testing (2003)

Related Links

• Hematology and Clinical Microscopy Committee
• Surveys/EXCEL Proficiency Testing
• 2013 Hematology and
  Clinical Microscopy
  Glossary
  (PDF, 551 KB)

Two Valuable New Resources for Your Laboratory

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2012 Educational Activities

BMD-A Mailing: “Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Leukemia”
(PDF, 1.7 MB)
KP-B Mailing: “E Beta Thalassemia” and “Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency”
(PDF, 782 KB)
VPBS-B Mailing: “Hereditary Spherocytosis”
(PDF, 723 KB)

Educational Activities Archives

2012 Clinical Microscopy Discussions

CM-A Body Fluids: “Reactive Mesothelial and Mature Plasma Cells” and “Large Cell Lymphoma”
(PDF, 400 KB)
CM-B Body Fluids: “Burkitt Lymphoma” and “Breast Cancer”
(PDF, 735 KB)

Clinical Microscopy Discussions Archives