In order to upgrade the skills and proficiency of the young generation and also to provide them awareness to explore about various career options the CBSE has started offering 40 courses at Senior Secondary level. The skill education envisions imparting the procedural knowledge and skills to the students that will enable students to excel and emerge successful in real situation of both work and life.
It works towards imparting an education that is holistic, meaningful and skill oriented which instils among the youth a sense of usefulness and responsibility. You can choose either one or two or three skill subjects from skill electives. You have to choose other elective subjects from academic electives.
Subjects that cannot be taken together
- Physics (042) and Applied Physics (838)
- Chemistry (043) and Applied Chemistry (839)
- Mathematics (041) and Applied Mathematics (840)
- Informatics Practice (065) and Information Technology (802) or Web Application (803)
- Business Studies (054) and Business Administrations (833)
The objectives of Introducing Medical Diagnostics Course in Schools is to help students understand the organization of Hospitals, Research labs, Diagnostic labs and to equip students with the skills needed to work in a hospital or a diagnostics lab.
Part B: Vocational Skills (50 Marks)
Unit 1: Investigation Urine & Faces Analysis
- Introduction.
- Maintenance & Equipments of Pathology Lab.
- Preparation of Reagents.
- Urine.
- Formation and composition.
- Collection Preservation Gravity & PH.
- Examination тАУ Physical.
- Examination тАУ Chemical.
- Sugar.
- Ketone Bodies, Bile.
- Blood, Crystals.
- Parasites & Abnormal Cells.
- Feces тАУ Formation, Physical & Chemical Examination.
- Preparation of stool sample for microscopic examination.
- Sputum Examination.
- Assessment.
Unit 2: Body Fluids
- Body Fluids.
- Cerebro spinal fluid. Synovial fluid and Pleural fluid Pericardial fluids Peritoneal fluids.
- Other fluids collected stransudateor exudates.
- Semen Analysis тАУ Collection, Physical & Chemical examination.
- Sperm count тАУ Microscopic examination & Motility.
- Assessment.
Unit 3: Process & Investigations
- Reagents тАУ Preparation and their uses.
- Personnel care and protection Disposal of Bio-Medical waste Smear Making.
- Staining Methods.
- Osmotic fragility test.
- Differential Counts.
- Cellcounts тАУ RBC, WBC, and Platelets Eosinophil & Reticulocyte count ESR.
- LE Cell.
- Haemopoeisis тАУ Erythrocytes Hemoglobin тАУ Estimation Packed Cell Volume, Indices Hematocrit and Red cellindices Anemia.
- Leukocytes.
- Coagulation Factors.
- Coagulation disorders тАУ Bleeding & Clotting Time.
- Bone marrow study.
- Assessment.
Unit 4: Blood Bank & Transfusion
- Blood Bank.
- Material & equipment Reagents тАУ preparation Protocols.
- Storage & Preservation.
- Records in Blood bank.
- ABO System.
- Subgroups in ABO System.
- Practical importance of Other blood groups.
- Rh System.
- Antibody titers.
- Blood grouping techniques Problems in blood grouping Donor Motivation.
- Donors election & Registration.
- Blood Collection.
- Storage, Preservation & Processing of blood.
- Quality control.
- Investigation of transfusion, reactions.
- Grouping & cross matching Direct and Indirect Coombs test Mandatory Test.
- Assessment.
Unit 5: Lab Process
- Materials, Equipment & Techniques.
- Biopsy, Autopsy.
- Collection, Preservation & Labeling of Slides, Blocks, Specimens.
- Techniques.
- Grossing Methods.
- Fixatives.
- Processing of the tissues including Bone.
- Embedding Section Cutting Staining & Mounting Special Stains.
- Preservation of reports & records.
- Assessment.
Unit 6: Cytology
- Techniques Equipment & Procedures тАУ FNAC, Imprintssmear.
- Vaginal & Buccalsmear, Swabs.
- Staining procedure and Mounting.
- Preparation of fluids for Cytological Examination.
- Immunohisto chemistry.
- Assessment.
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