Includes analysis of urine and other body fluids, laboratory calculations, immunology, and serologic techniques. MT 340 Physiological and Clinical Chemistry 5 cr Elementary concepts of organic chemistry and biochemistry as applied to physiological systems. Special emphasis on nucleic acid and protein chemistry, metabolic pathways, and cell regulation. MT 394 Directed Study 2-4 cr Independent study in clinical laboratory science. Course content and format to be arranged, typically require laboratory research projects.
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MT 410 Clinical Microbiology 10 cr Advanced study in pathogenic microbiology with special emphasis on techniques used in identification of specific microbes. Includes specimen processing, direct antigen testing, and special antimicrobial testing. MT 420 Hematology 9 cr Study of the blood and hematopoietic system, including normal and abnormal-cell morphology, function, the coagulation cascade, thrombosis and lysis. Laboratory sessions present techniques used in clinical laboratories. Laboratory sessions emphasize analytical methods used in the diagnosis of disease and for therapeutic monitoring.