Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2020-2021 / Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Study of the body ' s immune process , host reactions and diseases of the immune system . The course will include laboratory immunology procedures . Prerequisites :
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 . Prerequisites :
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 Prerequisites :
MLS-450 Clinical Chemistry ( 4 ) 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 . Prerequisites :
MLS-455 Medical Microbiology ( 5 ) 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 . Prerequisites :
MLS-460 Clinical Microbiology ( 4 ) 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 Prerequisites :
MLS-475 Clinical Seminar / Capstone ( 4 ) 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 . Prerequisites :
Mathematics
MTH-002 Developmental Mathematics ( 3 ) 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 .
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