Course Detail
Units:
1.0
Course Components:
Clinical
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisite: (MD LB 4200 and MD LB 4210) OR Instructor's Consent.
Description
Clinical experience performing specialized chemical analysis of blood and other body fluids to measure biochemical metabolites, tumor markers, hormones, vitamins, therapeutic medications, and drugs of abuse (toxicology). Experience includes use of immunoassay, chromatography, and mass spectrometry to confirm suspected diagnosis, evaluate use of drugs of abuse, evaluate exposure to toxic elements, and to monitor effects of various treatment protocols for organ transplant and other body system diseases.