NHPC BMLT case studies
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The NHPC BMLT examination is the licensing assessment administered by the Nepal Health Professional Council for graduates of Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Technology programmes who wish to register and practise as medical laboratory technologists in Nepal. It is intended for candidates who have completed an accredited BMLT degree and need council registration before employment in hospitals, diagnostic laboratories, public health laboratories and teaching institutions. The NHPC BMLT case studies are 5 cases and about 3,073 words.
1Discrepant Potassium in a Haemolysed, Delayed Sample from a Patient with CKD
A 62-year-old man with type 2 diabetes and known chronic kidney disease (baseline creatinine 1.4 mg/dL, eGFR about 57 mL/min/1.73 m²) attends a district hospital with vomiting and reduced oral intake. At 08:00 a phlebotomist draws blood into a plain tube and a fluoride-oxalate tube from a difficult vein, then leaves the samples on the OPD counter.
748 words, about 4 min2Turbid CSF After a Six-Hour Journey: Presumptive Meningococcal Meningitis
A 19-year-old hostel student is brought to a district hospital at midnight with fever 39.5°C, severe headache, vomiting, photophobia, neck stiffness and a petechial rash. Lumbar puncture yields turbid CSF in three sterile containers; the first container clots before it reaches the laboratory.
587 words, about 3 min3Emergency Transfusion with Anti-K and Limited K-Negative Inventory
A 27-year-old woman at 38 weeks' gestation is admitted with placenta previa and active vaginal bleeding. Blood pressure is 90/60 mmHg, pulse 120/min, Hb 5.8 g/dL, platelets 110 × 10⁹/L, INR 1.3 and fibrinogen 2.0 g/L.
607 words, about 3 min4An Unsatisfactory Pap Smear Followed by ASC-US in a District Hospital
A 29-year-old woman attends a district hospital for her first cervical cancer screening. She is HIV-negative, has one child and has no symptoms.
546 words, about 3 min5A Recruitment Agency and a Board Member Demand an HIV Result
A 24-year-old man attends a district hospital for a pre-employment medical examination for overseas work. At registration he signs a broad consent form allowing 'tests and release of reports to the employer'.
585 words, about 3 min