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Course Info

About this Course

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this course focuses on practical skills and knowledge involved in triaging suspected COVID-19 patients, performing the nasopharyngeal swabbing as well as safe handling of the swabs to the processing lab.

Course Syllabus

COVID-19 Mode of Transmission
1- Background on COVID-19
2- Mode of Transmission for COVID-19

Criteria of patients who need the nasopharyngeal swab test
1- Criteria for suspected COVID-19 patients

RTK-Ag vs RT-PCR
1- What is RTK-Ag
2-What is RT-PCR
3-What is the difference between the two?

Anatomy of the Nasopharynx
1- The relevant anatomy that need to be known for the procedure of nasopharyngeal swab

Potential Contraindications and Complications of the Nasopharyngeal swab procedure
1- Contraindications and Complications of the nasopharyngeal swab procedure

Procedure of the Nasopharyngeal swab
1- Real-time view of the nasopharynx during the procedure as performed and explained by an ENT Surgeon

Handling of the Nasopharyngeal swab samples
Following the procedure, appropriate measures for handling of the samples

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1 : Anatomy of nasopharynx involved during the nasopharyngeal swab procedure
A1 : From anterior nose, follow floor of nose to the nasopharynx area