Clinical Chemistry. 3 Credit Hours

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The study of carbohydrates, enzymes, proteins, electrolytes, and other chemicals routinely analyzed in clinical chemistry laboratories. Emphasis is placed on principles of testing, methods of analysis, data interpretation, and clinical significance of results. Through case study analysis, students will be expected to correlate the laboratory results with pertinent disease states and explain how the laboratory results support the diagnosis. Aspects of the laboratory's quality assessment program will be discussed including method evaluation, determination of reference intervals, and selection of new methods. Open for Cross Enrollment on Space Available Basis.