ML 212 - Clinical Analysis III

Credit Hours: 3

Discussion of sodium and potassium analysis, ion selective electrodes, electrophoresis, plasma proteins, immunoassay, chromatography, drug analysis, endocrinology, iron analysis, osmolality and automation, lactate and magnesium analysis.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

describe basic principles of ion selective electrodes;
discuss the clinical significance, specimen precautions and methods of analysis for sodium, potassium, total serum proteins, albumin, and serum and urine osmolality;
identify and explain basic principles, technique, apparatus, and quantitation of immunoassay, electrophoresis, osmometry, and chromatography;
detail clinical applications of immunoassay, electrophoresis, osmometry, and chromatography;
discuss the principles of continuous flow, discrete sample, centrifugal, and dry chemistry analyzers;
describe and contrast commonly used automated laboratory instruments;
discuss the clinical significance, specimen precautions, and methods of analysis for magnesium and lactate; and
discuss the importance of lactate in the management of sepsis in the patient as well as patient prognosis.

Prerequisites: ML 122, ML 123, ML 124, ML 126, BI 147/BI 148
Corequisites: ML 213
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