Table of Specificatons - Blood Banking and Serology

	Blood Banking (50%)
1	ABO and Rh Blood Group System	5%
2	Other Major Blood Group System: KEll, Duffy, Kidd, Lewis, MNSs, Lutheran, P, I	3%
3	Minor Bloof Group Systems: Diego, Cartwright, Chido, XG, Scianna, Gerbich, Milton, Knops, Bg, Indian, etc.	1%
4	Basic Genetics	2%
5	Blood Donor Selection and Processing	5%
6	Blood Preservation and banking	5%
7	Component preparation	5%
8	Transfusion therapy	2%
9	Transfusion reactions	3%
10	Transfusion transmitted diseases	3%
11	Techniques and procedures: typing, compatibility testing, antibody detection and identification	8%
12	Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN) and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia	4%
13	Quality management (structure, set up / Equipment LIS)	4%
	SUBTOTAL	50%

	Immunology and Serology (50%)
14	Historical Background	2
15	Natural (Innate) immunity, including role of macrophages, monocytes and ganulocytes	5
16	Acquired immunity, humoral responses, immunogens, immunoglobulins, B cells	8
17	Acquired immunity, cellular responses, T cells, Cytokines and chemokines	5
18	Complement System	2
19	MHC, HLA, Transplantation	3
20	Immunologic Tests for the detection of antigens and antibodies, principles, procedures	15
	20.1. Bacterial Infections and STD	5
	20.2. Viral Infections	5
	20.3 Fungal Infections	1
	20.4. Parasitic Infections	2
	20.5. Autoimmune disorders	3
21	Tumor immunology (Tumor Markers)	3
22	Hypersensitivity	1
23	Instrumentation and Quality Management	5
	Subtotal	50%
	TOTAL	100%