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MLS 1101
Medical Laboratory Science Orientation 1
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1 QH |
Focuses on the history and development of the medical lab science profession;
includes an introduction to medical terminology and to the cooperative work
experience.
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MLS 1102
Medical Laboratory Science Orientation 2
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1 QH |
Continues discussion of topics introduced in MLS1101, including the cooperative
work experience, with the addition of a review of mathematics and metric-unit
calculations.
Covers the principles and theories of basic technical skills needed to work
competently in a clinical or research laboratory. Discusses issues concerning
laboratory safety, aseptic technique, OSHA regulations, quality control,
quality assurance, solution preparation, and method evaluation, and applies
them in a laboratory component. Prereq. CHM1122, or concurrently.
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MLS 1112
Renal Physiology and Urinalysis
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2 QH |
Introduces basic medical laboratory science. Examines principles and theories
of renal physiology. Emphasizes techniques for chemical and microscopic
detection of normal and abnormal urinary tract constituents. Prereq. BIO1109
and CHM1111.
Examines basic hematology procedures and principles. Emphasizes hematopoiesis,
hematologic cell maturation, normal and abnormal cell morphology, basic
hemostasis, and coagulation testing. Prereq. BIO1109, CHM1122, MLS1104, or
permission of instructor.
Teaches the principles of immunohematology with specific application to the ABO
and Rh blood group system, antibody detection, and crossmatch design. Studies
basic blood bank techniques including blood typing and crossmatching. Prereq.
BIO1109, BIO1172, or permission of instructor.
Introduces the principles and techniques of organism isolation, cultivation,
and identification from clinical specimens. Discusses identifying bacteria that
are pathogenic for humans according to the isolated organism's clinical
specimen. Emphasizes how to collect and transport specimens, what laboratory
protocols to use in diagnosis, and procedures for identifying organisms.
Prereq.
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MLS 1152
Clinical Chemistry and Instrumentation
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4 QH |
Covers the principles of clinical chemistry with application to procedures and
techniques. In laboratory work, emphasizes the clinical significance and common
methods of quantitating selected important analyses. Prereq. CHM1122, MLS1104,
and MLS1112.
Covers the basic concepts of medical immunology, including relationships among
disease, immune response, and laboratory procedures. Encompasses the concepts
of antigen and antibody structure and relationship, and specific and
nonspecific host response. Covers common laboratory methods for the detection
of antigens and antibodies. Prereq. BIO1109 and CHM1122.
Laboratory for MLS1112.
Laboratory for MLS1125.
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MLS 1232
Immunohematology Laboratory
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1 QH |
Laboratory for MLS1132.
Laboratory for MLS1145.
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MLS 1252
Clinical Chemistry and Instrumentation Laboratory
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1 QH |
Laboratory for MLS1152.
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MLS 1412
MLT Special TopicsApplied Microscopy
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2 QH |
Offers clinical practicum in applied urinalysis, parasitology, and
mycology at an affiliated hospital providing MLT(ASCP)- and CLT (NCA)-level
instruction. Prereq. Admission to MLT Clinical Program.
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MLS 1423
MLT Applied Study in Hematology
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2 QH |
Offers clinical practicum in hematology and coagulation at an affiliated
hospital providing MLT(ASCP)- and CLT(NCA)-level instruction. Prereq. Admission
to MLT Clinical Program.
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MLS 1432
MLT Applied Study in Blood Banking
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2 QH |
Offers clinical practicum in blood banking at an affiliated hospital providing
MLT(ASCP)- and CLT(NCA)-level instruction. Prereq. Admission to MLT Clinical
Program.
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MLS 1442
MLT Applied Study in Clinical Microbiology
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2 QH |
Offers clinical practicum in microbiology at an affiliated hospital providing
MLT(ASCP)- and CLT(NCA)- level instruction. Prereq. Admission to MLT Clinical
Program.
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MLS 1452
MLT Applied Study in Clinical Chemistry
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2 QH |
Offers clinical practicum in clinical chemistry at an affiliated hospital
providing MLT(ASCP)- and CLT(NCA)- level instruction. Prereq. Admission to MLT
Clinical Program.
Offers a basic introduction to correlation of laboratory findings in
hematology, blood banking, microbiology, and clinical chemistry, with
appropriate referrals of lab information in working situation. Examines basic
use of quality control. Prereq. Admission to MLT Clinical Program.
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MLS 1523
Hematology MT Applied Study
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4 QH |
Offers clinical practicum in applied hematology at an affiliated hospital
providing for MT(ASCP)- and CLS(NCA)-level instruction. Prereq. Admission to MT
Clinical Program.
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MLS 1533
Immunohematology MT Applied Study
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4 QH |
Offers clinical practicum in applied immunohematology at an affiliated hospital
providing MT(ASCP)- and CLS(NCA)-level instruction. Prereq. Admission to MT
Clinical Program.
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MLS 1544
Clinical Microbiology MT Applied Study
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7 QH |
Offers clinical practicum in applied microbiology at an affiliated hospital
providing MT(ASCP)- and CLS(NCA)-level instruction. Prereq. Admission to MT
Clinical Program.
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MLS 1552
Clinical Chemistry MT Applied Study
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7 QH |
Offers clinical practicum in applied clinical chemistry at an affiliated
hospital providing MT(ASCP)- and CLS(NCA)-level instruction. Prereq. Admission
to MT Clinical Program.
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MLS 1573
Clinical Immunology MT Applied Study 1
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1 QH |
Offers clinical practicum in applied clinical immunology at an affiliated
hospital providing MT(ASCP)- and CLS(NCA)-level instruction. Prereq. Admission
to MT Clinical Program.
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MLS 1574
Clinical Immunology MT Applied Study 2
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1 QH |
Continues MLS1573.
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MLS 1601
Foundations of Forensic Laboratory Science
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4 QH |
Introduces students to the basis for genetic and chemical analysis of forensic
evidence. Presents basic scientific information about the technologies on which
DNA testing and identification of drugs of abuse are based. Provides students
with the basic understanding of how these specific scientific technologies are
used in forensic investigations, how the evidence is collected, and how the
scientific results are used in court to provide information to those who are
charged with determining guilt or innocence. Uses specific case studies to
illustrate certain points.
Studies physiology of blood cells and bone marrow; reviews physiology of blood
hemopoiesis; discusses hematologic results as they relate to normal, anemic,
and leukemic conditions. Prereq. MLS1125 or permission of instructor.
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MLS 1623
Special Topics: Hemostasis
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1 QH |
Offers advanced studies in hemostasis, emphasizing identifying factors and
solving hemostatic problems. Prereq. MLS1125 or permission of instructor.
Examines blood group systems, antibody identification, and advanced
immunohematologic principles and procedures. Presents case studies. Prereq.
MLS1132.
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MLS 1648
Advanced Clinical Microbiology
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4 QH |
Examines host and microbial interactions in disease produced by viruses,
rickettsia, chlamydia, mycoplasma, mycobacteria, anaerobic bacteria, and
actinomyces. Also covers host and microbial interactions in gastrointestinal,
genitourinary, and respiratory tract infections. Discusses disease states,
diagnostic procedures, and antimicrobial testing. Prereq. MLS1145 and MLS1245.
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MLS 1649
Medical Parasitology and Mycology
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3 QH |
Discusses the parasites and fungi that are pathogenic to man, including
pathogenesis, relevant clinical symptoms, and diagnostic criteria. Emphasizes
the laboratory procedure used in their diagnosis, and organism characteristics
used for identification. Prereq. BIO1109, MLS1145, and MLS1245.
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MLS 1656
Advanced Clinical Chemistry
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4 QH |
Discusses advanced principles of clinical chemistry and some instrumentation,
as well as acquisition, management, and application of laboratory data. Studies
methods of quantitating clinically significant analytes, including
pathophysiology of related disease states. Prereq. BIO1109, CHM1265, and
MLS1152.
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MLS 1661
Medical Laboratory Science Education
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2 QH |
Surveys current topics in medical lab science education: developing objectives,
methods of evaluation and certification, clinical instruction and evaluation,
medical lab science curricula, and use of media and other methods of
instruction. Prereq. Concurrent with Quarter 8 of MLS program.
Covers measuring and improving the quality of all steps in the total testing
process. Combines Deming's principles of industrial quality management with
traditional practices in clinical laboratory quality assurance programs.
Discusses design strategies including ordering tests, selecting methods,
monitoring analytic quality, and interpreting and reporting tests. Examines
each strategy's effectiveness. Prereq. Permission of instructor.
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MLS 1665
Medical Laboratory Management
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2 QH |
Surveys factors that relate to effective lab administration: hospital
organizational structure, principles of management and supervision, cost
accounting, purchasing, inspection guidelines, legal responsibilities, and
personnel relations. Prereq. Concurrent with MT clinical applied study.
Covers the situations in which the host defense response produces the symptoms
of disease. Discusses conditions that result from immunodeficiency. Explains
the role of the immune system in transplant rejection. Describes neoplasms of
the immune system and discusses laboratory procedures used in the diagnosis and
management of these conditions. Prereq. MLS1173.
Discusses current topics in the clinical lab. Prereq. Permission
of instructor.
Reviews current undergraduate medical lab science topics.
Examines special problems in lab medicine involving individual research under
the direction of a faculty member. Prereq. Permission of instructor.
Discusses topics determined by recent advances in medical lab science.
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