Clinical Chemistry

General

Prefix

MLS

Course Number

402

Course Level

Undergraduate

College/School

College of Health and Wellness Professions

Description

Identification and quantitation of specific chemical substances in blood and body fluids by various analytical techniques; clinical correlation with disease states; principles of instrumentation; quality control; data processing; toxicology. Lab. Requirement: acceptance into internship program.

Credits

Min

1

Max

11

Repeatable

Yes

Number Of Repeats

11

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Perform and interpret normal and abnormal clinical chemistry tests using appropriate manual procedures, instrumentation, standards, controls and computer applications during pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases.

Outcome

Recognize unexpected clinical chemistry test results and instrument malfunction and take appropriate action to correct and validate.

Outcome

Correlate clinical chemistry laboratory test results to disease processes and determine related physiology.

Outcome

Evaluate quality control values and recommend necessary actions.

Outcome

Apply critical thinking skills to solve case studies.