Diagnostic Methods-Clinical Lab

1 Unit

This course is designed to introduce the student to clinical laboratory and diagnostic medicine. Lectures are designed to review the various types of laboratory tests, acquisition and handling of specimens, normal values as well as interpretation of results and correlation with clinical conditions. This course also includes an introduction to radiology, microbiology and electrocardiogram interpretation. The skills learned here carry over to the principles of medicine series in subsequent semesters. Prereq: Students must be in Physician Assistant Program.