A REPORT ON AN INTERNSHIP CARRIED OUT AT ST. PADRE PIO HOSPITAL DOUALA

1. CATHOLIC SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES, SHISONG "The Patient's Recovery is Our Pride" DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY A REPORT ON AN INTERNSHIP CARRIED OUT AT ST. PADRE PIO HOSPITAL DOUALA FROM THE 23rd OF APRIL TO THE 18th OF MAY 2012 By ERNESTINE MAFOR TALA EMEGNI POUDJOM CARINE TATSA WAMBEA LANDRY TIGEO ALOYSIUS SUPERVISOR Mr. CHEM ELVIS DZELAMONYUY B.Sc (Hons) in microbiology Sr. LILIAN LIMUNGA BMLS (Hons) Landry Carine Ernestine Aloysius

2. SUMMARY • CHAPTER ONE • Introduction, objectives, location, history. • CHAPTER TWO • The hospital, organigram, the laboratory, analytical runs. • CHAPTER THREE • Discussion, conclusion, and recommendation Landry Carine Ernestine Aloysius

3. CHAPTER ONE • definition of internship • Objectives of the internship • Geographical location of the area • History of the indigenes • Cultural values of the area Landry Carine Ernestine Aloysius

4. CHAPTER TWO • The hospital setting • Staff strength and bed capacity of the Hospital • Functional departments of the Hospital • The organigram • The laboratory (structure of the laboratory) • Specimen flow chart • Major equipments in the laboratory • Laboratory organisation of reagents, equipments and qualitycontrol Landry Carine Ernestine Aloysius

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7. CHAPTER TWO continues • ANALYTICAL RUNS • Collection bench: (blood, skin snip, urine, stool, VS/HVS,US, sputum,semen collection) • Parasitology bench (MP, stool, urine, VS analysis and skin snip observation) • Haematology bench (FBC, CD4/CD8 count, ABO BG, Hb electrophoresis, ESR) Landry Carine Ernestine Aloysius

8. CHAPTER TWO CONTINUES Serology bench (TPHA/VDRL, ASLO, RF, Widal, CRP/hsCRP, HIV, HBsAg/ HCV, H. pylori, Blood Pt, ELISA) Biochemistry bench(SGOT/SGPT, URIC ACID, Urea, Electrolytes) Bacteriology bench(media preparation, smear preparation, staining procedures, cultures) Landry Carine Ernestine Aloysius

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11. Statistics Statistic of malaria Statistic of HIV Statistic of Widal % Positive cases = 18.31 Landry Carine Ernestine Aloysius

12. CHAPTER THREEDiscussion, conclusion and recommendation • Laboratory staff should collect samples for laboratory analysis not nurses. • seperating the microbiology bench from the parasitology bench. • The internship period should be added so as to provide time for students to pass through all the benches. • Culture should be requested for typhoid instead of widal. Landry Carine Ernestine Aloysius

13. Acknoledgment • Sr. Christa PADERLLER • OUR GUARDIANS • Hospital workers • OUR SUPERVISORS • Chief of BONEWONDA • TSSF • LANDRY (wireless) Landry Carine Ernestine Aloysius

14. Dedication We dedicate this piece of work to God Almighty the provider of everything, to our parents and sponsors, and to our late director Chief Nulah Gabriel May his soul rest in peace. Landry Carine Ernestine Aloysius

15. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING merci Landry, Carine, Ernestine, Aloysius