Course Description
This course is designed to prepare the student for Clinical Practicum I and II. Included are introductions to the following topics: lab safety, lab instrumentation, and laboratory mathematics. Theoretical and practical laboratory applications of principles and techniques in phlebotomy, normal to abnormal hematology, and coagulation are covered in depth.
Prerequisite(s)
Admission to the Medical Laboratory Technology program and CHEM 1614 or consent of instructor
Course Fee
$100
Topical Outline
- Hematology Quality Control
- Hematology Manual Counts
- Hematology Procedures/Special Procedures
- Cellular Anatomy
- Hematology Instrumentation
- Bone Marrow Failure & Introduction to Increased Destruction of Erythrocytes
- Disorders of Iron and Heme Metabolism Anemias Caused by Defects of DNA Metabolism
- Intracorpuscular Defects Leading to Increased Erythrocyte Destruction
- Extracorpuscular Defects leading to Increased Erythrocyte Destruction-Nonimmune Causes
- Acute and Chronic Leukemias
- Treatment of Leukocyte Neoplasias
- Body Fluids (cell counts; transudates vs. exudates)
- Lymphoproliferative Disorders
- Myelodysplastic Disorders
- Myeloproliferative Disorders
- Clotting Factor Characteristics
- Coagulation Disorders
- Hemostasis Lab Tests
- Common Hemostatic Therapies
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Perform with accuracy the analytical tests required in this course, using quality control procedures.
- Recognize limitations, sources of error, and interfering substances for the analytical tests and take corrective action when possible.
- Be able to relate/correlate information to disease or non-disease processes in hematology and coagulation.
- Describe normal and abnormal red cell, white cell, and platelet morphology.
- Apply technology by operating computers/instruments, maintaining, equipment, and troubleshooting when necessary.