ML 212 - Clinical Chemistry II

Credit Hours: 3

This course will cover the discussion of osmolality, sodium and potassium analysis, ion-selective electrodes, electrophoresis, immunoassay, therapeutic drug analysis, urine and serum toxicology, body fluid analysis chromatography, and laboratory automation.

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

Discuss how the body maintains electrolyte balance, how electrolytes are tested, and how electrolytes are affected by various disease states. (C, TL III, PC 5)
Explain the principles of blood gas testing and what preanalytical factors affect the results. (C, TL I, PC 5, 6, 7)
Explain the principles of Immunoassay and ELISA testing and determine what analytes they would test for and why. (C, TL III, PC 5, 7)

P = Psychomotor (skills)	TL I - Taxonomy Level I - Knowledge
C = Cognitive (knowledge)	TL II -Taxonomy Level II - Application
A = Affective (behavior)	TL III - Taxonomy Level II - Problem Solving
PC = Program Competencies

Prerequisites: ML 122/123, ML 120/121, ML 126
Corequisites: ML 213
F/S (N)