MEDL 208 - Medical Chemistry I
PREREQUISITES: CHEM 101, Introductory Chemistry I and Program Advisor Approval
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 1
LAB HOURS MIN: 1
TOTAL CONTACT HOURS MIN: 20
Presents principles, procedures and clinicopathologic correlations in routine chemical analysis of the blood and other body fluids. Provides laboratory experiences in basic methods, selected to develop routine analytical abilities and to promote the ability to recognize sources of error.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Comply with all institutional safety policies, OSHA, and Bloodborne Pathogen Standards.
- Use established criteria to identify and evaluate specimen acceptability.
- Assess pre-analytic and analytic factors that can affect patient results.
- Record and report results accurately, indicating normal and abnormal values.
- Evaluate quality control results and note trends, shifts, and invalid results.
- Discuss trends in clinical chemistry instrumentation and technology.
- Perform routine maintenance and chemical analyses on instrumentation.
- Explain the principles of the above procedures and describe the clinical importance of abnormalities.
- Demonstrate accuracy in the analysis of chemistry specimens for the following types of procedures utilizing only necessary supplies and within a predetermined/reasonable amount of time:
- Reagent preparation and use
- Color spectrophotometric
- Coulometric titration
- Enzymatic
- Electrophoretic
- Other test procedures as available
- Correlate knowledge of body chemistry levels under healthy or abnormal conditions with disease conditions
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include - COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study may include-but not limited to:
LECTURE CONTENT:
Basic Principles and Practices of Chemistry
Laboratory Safety and Regulations
Quality Control and Statistics
Carbohydrates
Enzymes
Chemistry Instrumentation
Acid-Base balance
Electrolytes
Liver Diseases/Lipids
Proteins and Amino Acids
LABORATORY CONTENT:
Safety
Micropipette & Pipetting
Quality Control
Electrophoresis (if available)
Immunoassay
Osmometry (if available)
Automation (if available)
Case Studies
Other test procedures as available
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