Function and organization of the clinical laboratory will be described. Students will be introduced to professionals who work in clinical laboratories.
Information is presented to increase students' general knowledge of the medical laboratory.
Course includes laboratory sessions so the students may perform various laboratory techniques. MLT 1700 is designed to introduce students to the principles and pratice of phlebotomy. Instructor's approval This chemistry course covers general laboratory principles, laboratory math and statistics, laboratory safety, specimen collection and transport requirements, quality control principles, instrumentation and analytical procedures, acid base, carbohydrates, lipids and an overview of hormones and toxicology. It includes a lab. Instructor's approval This course focuses on the origins, morphology, biochemistry and function of blood cells.