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Course Name
Long Title
Min Credits
Description
Requisites
MLS-440
Urinalysis & Other Body Fluids
2
Study of urine and other body fluids with emphasis on composition , theory of laboratory tests and related pathology ; includes clinical experience .
MLS-445
Medical Chemistry
4
Chemistry of the human body ; included will be enzymology , endocrinology , biochemistry of lipids , carbohydrates and proteins ; metabolism of nitrogenous end products , physiology and metabolism of fluids and electrolytes ; colorimetry and spectrophotometry ; electrophoresis ; chromatography ; theory and principle of instrumentation ; radioimmunoassay ; toxicology and quality control
MLS-450
Clinical Chemistry
4
MLS-455
Medical Microbiology
5
MLS-460
Clinical Microbiology
4
MLS-475
Clinical Seminar / Capstone
4
MTH-002
Developmental Mathematics
3
Performance of various clinical chemistry procedures . Emphasis will be on techniques , principles of procedures and relationship of results to normal and disease states . Also a detailed study of instrumentation as used in clinical procedures . Detailed study of pathogenic microorganisms encountered in infectious diseases . Symptomatology , identification , treatment and epidemiology of microorganisms are studied . A study of other pathogenic organisms , such as yeast , fungi , viruses , and higher forms of parasites will also be included . Identification and sensitivity testing of pathological microorganisms from normal and infectious materials by appropriate laboratory techniques . Also included is parasitology , mycology , mycobacteriology , serology , and some virology A culminating course for students in the clinical laboratory sciences designed to review the educational process from the sciences up to the professional laboratory studies , including continuing education and lifelong learning . Students will review issues in laboratory management , educational methodologies , and community service as it relates to health care , research , clinical correlation case studies and laboratory information systems ( LIS ). Students will review materials for the national registry examination .
A course designed to elevate students from Math Level 1 to Math Level 3 , in order to prepare students for further courses requiring quantitative skills . Topics include a review of numbers and operations , ratios and percents , logic , geometry , data analysis , and algebra .