Clinical Chemistry II

2.0 credits

This is a 30 hour didactic course that provides the cognitive foundation required for students to competently apply clinical chemistry principles to the practice of clinical laboratory science. This is the second course in a series of two clinical chemistry courses in the program. Clinical and analytical correlations are organized by organ system, including: the immune system; hypothalamic and pituitary functions; adrenal functions; gonadal functions; the thyroid gland; calcium hemostasis and hormonal regulation; liver function; cardiac function and laboratory markers for cardiac disease; pancreatic and gastrointestinal function, and body fluid analysis (amniotic fluid, cerebral spinal fluid, sweat, synovial and serous fluids). Therapeutic drug monitoring and drugs of abuse will also be included. The chemical principles of for assessment of organ systems functions are presented in a situational learning model that makes correlations: to disease states, interpretations of data, problem solving, and quality assurance in addition to other real world aspects of the clinical chemistry laboratory. This course will be located at 211 Bailey Road E142, West Henrietta