This course provides specific and detailed information on the principles of clinical chemistry in laboratory diagnosis using specialized EIA, immunofluorescence, ELISA, particle fluorescence, and antigen-antibody measurement methodologies. All body systems are studied. Also studied and explored are molecular diagnostics, toxicology, clinical enzymology, therapeutic drug monitoring, and the examination of urine. Specialty areas will include the geriatric and pediatric patients. The student uses available analytical equipment and spectrophotometers to perform analyses with human specimens.
Prerequisites
MLT115, MED115