https://wordsology.org/exam-recalls/2021-05-21T14:43:49+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/about-2/https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/instagram.pnginstagramhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/fcfabd61-ef6a-4f5a-aff5-b961fd8456dd.jpgfcfabd61-ef6a-4f5a-aff5-b961fd8456ddthe 80'shttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ce67c9dd-b346-4553-a2fa-ab32be21a142.jpgce67c9dd-b346-4553-a2fa-ab32be21a142the 70's2019-07-16T19:59:43+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/kbcc/2019-02-18T04:57:40+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/answers/2018-02-08T22:44:18+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/actual-questions/2020-04-14T22:27:02+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/blog/2017-12-15T23:03:11+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/high-yield-notes-2/microbiology/https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/obligate-anaerobes.pngObligate Anaerobeshttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/gram-negative-diplococci.pngGram Negative Diplococcihttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/curved-gram-neg-bacilli-yes-online.pngCurved gram neg bacilli yes onlinehttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/gram-negative-bacilli-enterobacteriaceae.pnggram negative bacilli - enterobacteriaceaehttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/haemophilus-chart.pnghaemophilus charthttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/spirochetes1.pngSpirocheteshttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/gram-pos-cocci2.pngGram Pos Coccihttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/gram-pos-bacilli.pngGram Pos Bacillihttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hacek-organisms2.jpghacek organismsUnfortunately, you just have to memorize some things. For example, here are a few must-know properties of the (H)ACEK organisms. There's no way around ithttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/parasitology-flowchart.jpgparasitology flowchartI'm sorry about the degraded quality here. These are all of the parasitology organisms I had to know during my coursework. One showed up on my licensing exam...2022-12-09T23:12:39+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/musings/2017-09-22T13:26:44+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/high-yield-notes-2/hematology/https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/slide41.pngslide4Answering Hemoglobin Electrophoresis Questions on the ASCP Examhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/granulocyte-abnormalities.jpggranulocyte abnormalitiesKnow the non-malignant granulocytic abnormalities because you'll invariably have a question about one of them. Please make your own because it will help. I didn't have the heart to redo this picture on my computerhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cancer-flow-chart3.jpgcancer flow chartThis topic was difficult for me to visualize as a whole, but once again a flowchart helped me make sense of it https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cancer-flow-chart2.jpgcancer flow chartThis topic was difficult for me to visualize as a whole, but once again a flowchart helped me make sense of ithttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cancer-flow-chart1.jpgcancer flow charthttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cancer-flow-chart.jpgcancer flow charthttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/differentiating-lymphocytes.jpgdifferentiating lymphocytesYou'll come across questions that require you to know whether you have a B or T lymphocyte, and whether it's early or late in maturity. In the proper context, this information can suggest what type of cancerous cell you're dealing withhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hematopoiesis1.jpghematopoiesisIt's important to know the difference between antigen-independent and antigen-dependent lymphopoiesis, and where each occurshttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hematopoiesis.jpghematopoiesisIt's important to know the difference between antigen-independent and antigen-dependent lymphopoiesis, and each occurshttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hematology-ref-ranges.jpghematology ref rangesTHE single most important Polansky review card. I had more questions that required me to know these values than any other card. Learn it early.2019-07-20T08:44:51+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/basic-testing-skills/https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/breakdown1.pngbreakdownhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/butters.pngButters's Strategy2018-06-03T08:57:54+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/passing-strategy/https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/studying2.jpgstudying2020-04-11T02:33:39+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/high-yield-notes-2/https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/self-doubt.jpgself doubt2018-08-13T18:58:16+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/getting-licensed/https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ascpflowchart2.jpegAscpFlowChart22020-04-19T21:21:07+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/miscellaneous/blood-bank-procedures/https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tube-elution.pngtube - Elutionhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tube-dat.pngtube - DAThttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tube-cord-blood.pngtube - Cord Bloodhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tube-is-and-ahg-crossmatch.pngtube - IS and AHG Crossmatchhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tube-weak-d.pngtube - weak Dhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gel-crossmatch.pnggel - Crossmatchhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gel-antibody-id.pnggel - Antibody ID2018-01-18T22:48:41+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/miscellaneous/2019-07-23T22:22:01+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/high-yield-notes-2/blood-bank/https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/common-abo-discrepancies4.pngcommon-abo-discrepanciesThe most common ABO discrepancies encountered in blood bank (and the ASCP exam)https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/blood-donor-criteria.pngblood-donor-criteriaYou already know how important it is to know all of thishttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fisher-race-nomenclature.pngfisher-race-nomenclatureAnother very minor issue that can be majorly annoying unless you learned it in school. This is a great translation method from Polanskyhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/slide95.pngSlide9https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/slide105.pngSlide10https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/slide44.pngSlide4https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/slide34.pngSlide3https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/slide24.pngSlide2https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/slide14.pngSlide1https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/slide84.pngSlide82018-05-24T03:38:55+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/miscellaneous/favorite-place-in-the-world/https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/518.jpg518https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/533.jpg533https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/527.jpg527https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/512.jpg5122017-03-24T21:06:58+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/high-yield-notes-2/coagulation/https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/coagulationcascade1.jpgCoagulationCascadehttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/coagulation-cascade.jpgcoagulation cascade2018-04-04T20:19:45+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/high-yield-notes-2/immunology/https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/super-easy-hepb1.jpgsuper easy hepbhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/super-easy-hepb.jpgsuper easy hepbhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hepb-picture.jpghepb picture2018-08-31T11:28:28+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/high-yield-notes-2/endocrinology/https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/thyroid.jpgthyroidhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/adrenal-gland1.jpgadrenal glandhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/estrogen.jpgestrogenhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/adrenal-gland.jpgadrenal gland2016-11-29T20:23:26+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/high-yield-notes-2/chemistry/https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/diagnosing-diabetes-mellitus-table.jpgdiagnosing diabetes mellitus tableor a tablehttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/diagnosing-diabetes-mellitus.jpgdiagnosing diabetes mellitussimplify memorization of number ranges with a line graphhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/acid-base-disorders.jpgacid base disordersYou might have an acid-base disorder question. I had a very easy one that I don't remember. Don't go too crazy remembering how the Henderson-Hasselbach equation is derived. It's irrelevant for this type of exam. DO know the reference ranges for the blood gases, as well as pH. It might be on your exam!https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/metabolic-syndrome.jpgmetabolic syndromequestions concerning the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome come up fairly regularly during practice examshttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lipoproteins1.jpglipoproteinsa simplified description of the different lipoproteins; how they form and what's relevant about each of themhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lipoproteins.jpglipoproteinsI was having difficulty figuring out the lipoprotein story until I made this diagram. It's simplistic but it helped me answer most questions I came across concerning this topichttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cardiac-markers.jpgcardiac markersit's an important matter in real life - it's going to be on the examhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/chem-tumor-markers2.jpgchem tumor markersthink silly when you need to memorize very plain facts. AFG may not mean anything but "AAAH That's F'in Painful" might suggest which parts of the body it's related tohttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/diagnostic-enzymology.jpgdiagnostic enzymologyhttps://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/chem-tumor-markers1.jpgchem tumor markers2018-10-09T18:32:14+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.org/high-yield-notes-2/urinalysis-body-fluids/https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/urine-crystals1.jpgurine crystalsThis chart is adapted from the Polansky cards but i’ve gotten rid of what I didn’t think was important. It’s very important to draw your own pictures of the crystals next to their descriptions. Don’t paste them in. Drawing them will force you to remember the fine details https://wordsology.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/urine-crystals.jpgurine crystalsThis chart is adapted from the Polansky cards but i've gotten rid of what I didn't think was important. It's very important to draw your own pictures of the crystals next to their descriptions. Don't paste them in. Drawing them will force you to remember the fine details2018-07-02T19:34:51+00:00weekly0.6https://wordsology.orgdaily1.02022-12-09T23:12:39+00:00