On completion of this section the cytotechnologist should Know: the anatomy and histology of the respiratory tract the role and indications of respiratory tract cytology the advantages and disadvantages of the different sampling methods the reporting terminology cytologic features of normal cells from the respiratory tract the non-cellular elements and contaminants which may appear in cytologic preparations the features of the several benign cellular changes which may be observed the cytologic features of inflammatory processes, including granulomatous diseases the infectious agents which may be present cytologic features of benign lung tumors the preneoplastic changes of the respiratory epithelium epidemiology and etiopathogenesis of lung cancer cytologic features of the different types of lung carcinoma cytologic features of metastatic and non-epithelial malignant tumors
On completion of this section the cytotechnologist should Know: