LabQ Clinical Laboratory: Hematology Exercise Faculty/Authors
ALEEIA JOHNSON, MD DENIZ PEKER, MD
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINEEMORY 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:
Faculty DisclosuresThe 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.