Medical Office Laboratory Procedures

Catalog description

Content emphasizes the knowledge and skills required to assist with routine laboratory procedures and tests. Topics include safety protocol, quality control and assurance practices, equipment use and maintenance, and techniques for chemistry, immunology, and microbiology testing. Lab instruction focuses on nonblood-specimen collection and testing as well as pulmonary function and electrocardiography procedures. Students are assessed on their abilities to perform these skills in the Sequence III Clinical Applications course.