Revised 08/2022

MDL 140 - Clinical Urinalysis (2 CR.)

Course Description

Focuses on urinalysis studies including physical and chemical properties, microscopic techniques. Emphasizes the significance of abnormal results.

Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hour. Total 4 hours per week.

General Course Purpose

To provide the opportunity to perform the techniques associated with physical, chemical, and microscopic urinalysis in a simulated clinical setting and provide a relationship between urine, other body fluids, and associated diseases.

Course Prerequisites/Corequisites

Students must be enrolled in the Medical Laboratory Technology AAS degree program Medical Laboratory Assistant CSC program or receive program director approval.

Course Objectives

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate the procedures for collection, distribution and preservation of all laboratory specimens encountered
• Perform labeling of specimens and recording of results according to CLSI standards.
• Demonstrate an attitude of concerned patient care.
• Perform qualitative and semi-quantitative chemical tests on urine using manual and automated methods
• Perform microscopic urinalysis, identifying the most common constituents present
• Correlate abnormal urinary findings with disease conditions.
• Performance quality control.
• Describe the procedure for collection and processing for select non-routine urine specimens.
• Demonstrate initiative and ability to cooperate with peers.
• Effectively Communicate processes, procedures and results in a multicultural environment

Major Topics to Be Included

• CLSI Standards in handling and processing select body fluid specimens; emphasis on routine urine specimens
• Patient safety
• Ethics professionalism and communication in the workplace
• Quality Control
• Select renal function tests
• Select urinary diseases