Course Descriptions
MT 401 (F) 10 hrs. cr.
Clinical Chemistry
Analytical and theoretical aspects of the clinical biochemistry of
body fluid constituents utilizing both manual and instrumental techniques,
including automation, and special procedures. Five hours lecture,
20 hours clinic/lab per week.
MT 402 (S) 1 hr. cr.
Clinical Microscopy
Principles and techniques of the physical, chemical, and microscopic
examination of urine and other excrete as related to disease processes.
One hour lecture, clinic by arrangement.
MT 403 (F) 6 hrs. cr.
Clinical Hematology
The cellular elements of blood and bone marrow; theory of cell
production, release and survival; morphological characteristics
of normal and abnormal cells; quantitative and qualitative abnormalities.
Principles and techniques involved in the study of hemostasis,
blood coagulation, and hemorrhagic disorders. Three hours lecture,
12 hours clinic/lab per week.
MT 404 (S) 3 hrs. cr.
Clinical Serology-Immunology
The science of immunity including antibody development, principles
of antigen-antibody interactions, and techniques of serological
testing for various disease states. Three hours lecture, 12 hours
clinic/lab per week.
MT 405 (S) 7 hrs. cr.
Clinical Microbiology
Sterile technique, methods of handling and inoculating specimens
containing pathogenic micro-organisms, isolation and identification
of pathogenic micro-organisms, laboratory tests in chemotherapy,
and diagnostic bacteriology, mycology, and parasitology. Four hours
lecture, 12 hours clinic/lab per week.
MT 406 (S) 3 hrs. cr.
Clinical Immunohematology-Blood Bank
Blood group systems and the immune response. Methods of crossmatching,
antibody screening and phenotyping. Administrative safeguards and
legal aspects of blood banking. Proper clinical utilization of
blood components. One hour lecture, eight hours clinic/lab per
week.
MT 407 (S) 2 hrs. cr.
Special Topics in Medical Technology
Lecture and/or clinical practice in the areas of in-service education,
management and supervision, research and development, and principles
and techniques of the instructional process. Lecture and labs to
be arranged.
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