Correlates chemical, cellular, and micro-biological findings in normal and disease states. Includes basic problems relating to hemolytic disease of the newborn and component therapy. Emphasis on recognizing alterations correlating with diagnosis and treatment. Includes quantitation techniques and morphologic evaluation and function of blood cells in bone marrow and peripheral blood. Emphasis on principles of analysis and diagnostic significance on biological constituents.
Emphasis is on isolation, cultivation, and identification.
Fundamental microbiology, epidemiology, and pathogenesis are also included as appropriate. Emphasis is on the identification of parasites and the clinical significance of viruses. Epidemiology is included as appropriate. Requires guided individual investigations. Medicine Case Studies Seminar Presentation of laboratory medicine case studies to correlate the student's didactic knowledge with the clinical experience.