Intro/Med Lab Sci & Urinalysis

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This course explores the nature and scope of work in the clinical laboratory. The primary focus will be the role of the laboratory in the healthcare system, duties of the Medical Laboratory Technician and professional conduct, safety in the laboratory, laboratory mathematics and quality control. The laboratory will include exercises that reflect each of the major clinical laboratory sub-disciplines: Clincal Chemistry, Diagnostic Microbiology, Hematology, and Blood Banking. Additional laboratory exercises will focus on routine urinalysis as well as normal and abnormal physiological functions of the renal system. A phlebotomy unit will teach the fundamental skills required to collect blood specimens for testing. Class meets: 3 hrs. lecture; 3hrs. lab Prerequisite: Admission to the Medical Laboratory Technician program.