LabQ Clinical Laboratory: Hematology Exercise  

Faculty/Authors

ALEEIA JOHNSON, MD 
DENIZ PEKER, MD 

DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
EMORY UNIVERISTY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 
Atlanta, Georgia 

CMLE Credit: 2.0
Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour
Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Instructions

To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

1. Review the Technical Considerations.
2. Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
3. Click Access to begin the course.
4. Review the Educational Activity.
5. Complete and submit the Post Exam.
6. Submit the course Evaluation to register your credit.

Faculty Disclosures​
The faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 05/27/2022 
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 12/31/2024 

• discuss the etiology of parvovirus B19-associated pure red cell aplasia; 

• summarize the changes in laboratory values suggestive of parvovirus B19-associated pure red cell aplasia; 

• identify the morphologic characteristics of parvovirus B19-infected erythroid precursors; 

• predict the ancillary testing tools that would be ordered to diagnose parvovirus B19 infection;  

• predict the results of ancillary testing tools in a patient with parvovirus B19 infection;  

• formulate a plan and timeline for communicating marrow findings concerning for parvovirus B19 infection; and 

• discuss effective treatment modalities for pure red cell aplasia caused by parvovirus B19.