Revised 01/2011

MDL 265 - Advance Clinical Chemistry (2 CR.)

Course Description

Presents principles of current special chemistry techniques. Lecture 2 hours per week.

General Course Purpose

The purpose of this course is to present medical laboratory technology students with more advanced information in clinical chemistry.

Course Prerequisites/Corequisites

Students who enroll in this course should have completed MDL 261 with a grade of “C” or better, and be in good standing in the second year of the Medical Laboratory Technology AAS degree program or program approval.

Course Objectives

• Discuss the principles of analysis and basic pathophysiology associated with assays of hormones and therapeutic and abused drugs.
• Apply the principles of quality assessment to advanced chemical analyses.
• Contrast unique features of chemistry testing in children and the elderly with that of adults
• Discuss and/or present case studies in clinical chemistry.

Major Topics to Be Included

• Endocrine functions
• Therapeutic drug monitoring
• Toxicology
• Special populations (pediatric/geriatric)
• Case studies in clinical chemistry