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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Lectures to familiarize students with hospital orientation and organizations, professional ethics, legal aspects of medicine, the health care team, the role of the technologist (past, present, and future trends), medical terminology, laboratory safety, quality control, and blood collection techniques. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Laboratory fee.
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3.00 Credits
A study of basic immunology, rapidly leading to lecture and laboratory exercises in basic serology. Topics include syphilis serology, infectious mononucleosis, rheumatoid arthritis testing, C-reactive protein, pregnancy testing, and quality control. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Laboratory fee.
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4.00 Credits
Procedures and principles of basic biochemical determinations performed in the clinical chemistry laboratory are presented. Topics include carbohydrate, electrolyte, acid base balance, enzyme, protein, and blood urea determinations. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Laboratory fee.
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1.00 Credits
An intense study in special topics in clinical chemistry oriented toward clinical correlation of basic chemistry analysis to pathophysiology. Topics are metabolic disorders, toxicology, esoteric procedures, endocrinology, quality control systems, evaluation and troubleshooting of instruments, and procedures and problem solving. Prerequisites: MT 440 and 443, or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the basic theory and laboratory exercises employed in the clinical hematology laboratory. Topics include hematopoiesis, hemostasis, cytochemistry, and hemoglobin metabolism. The student is expected to become proficient in the basic methods and principles of determining hemoglobin, hematocrits, sedimentation rates, cell counting, prothrombin times, and normal blood cell differentiation. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Laboratory fee.
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1.00 Credits
An in-depth study of procedures and theory utilized in the investigation of anemias, leukemias, hemoglobinopathies, coagulation disorders. Other t opics include the unique problems of data handling, quality control, and problem solving in the hematology laboratory. Prerequisites: MT 440, 442, and 445; or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A study of human blood antigens and antibodies and their immunologic reactions, followed by basic instruction in blood banking. Topics include hemolytic disease of the newborn, ABO and Rh systems, compatibility testing, the antiglobulin test, antibody identification, and daily quality control. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Laboratory fee.
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2.00 Credits
Advanced blood banking and theory focused on the problems encountered in the hospital transfusion service. Topics include rare blood group antigens, donor selection, component preparation and storage, blood needs in emergency situations, transfusion reaction procedures, histocompatibility, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, polyagglutination, and problem solving in the transfusion service. Prerequisites: MT 442 and 447, or permission of instructor.
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1.00 Credits
The correlation of pathological disorders with medically relevant laboratory data is presented through the use of patient case studies.
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2.00 Credits
Chemistry Practicum
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