Urinalysis and Body Fluids

Catalog description

Theoretical and applied concepts related to the formation, collection, processing, and evaluation of urine and body fluids. Study of urine and body fluids including chemical, physical, and microscopic properties. This course also encompasses the evaluation of normal fluid characteristics, and those that reflect abnormality or disease. Restricted to students in the M.S. in Medical Laboratory Science program. Upon completion, students will be able to explain the formation of fluids in the human body and correlate normal and pathological states associated with chemical, physical and microscopic findings.