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MLT 113 - Clinical Chemistry Practicum

Course Description

Provides students with an opportunity for in-depth application and reinforcement of chemistry principles and techniques in a medical laboratory job setting. This clinical practicum allows the student to become involved in a work situation at a professional level of technical application and requires concentration, practice, and follow through. Topics include: therapeutic drugs and toxicology; automated and manual chemistry; immuno chemistry; special chemistry; safety; correlation of test results to disease states and critical values; instrumentation; documentation/quality control; and process improvement. The clinical practicum is implemented through the use of written training plans, written performance evaluation, and coordinated supervision.

Competency Areas		Hours
Therapeutic Drugs and Toxicology		Class	0
Automated and Manual Chemistry		D. Lab	0
Immuno Chemistry		P. Lab/O.B.I.	20
Special Chemistry		Credit	6
Safety
Correlation of Test Results to Disease States and Critical Values
Instrumentation
Documentation/Quality Control
Process Improvement
Prerequisite:	MLT 107
Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
THERAPEUTIC DRUGS AND TOXICOLOGY		0	0	15
Therapeutic drugs	Recognize drugs used to combat specific bacteria or to control a specific disease state.
Toxic levels	Recognize toxic levels of drug and other substance use and the side effects.
AUTOMATED AND MANUAL CHEMISTRY		0	0	140
Testing processes	Perform automated and manual techniques in the testing processes.
IMMUNO CHEMISTRY		0	0	10
Techniques and applications	Explain immuno chemical techniques and the clinical applications.
SPECIAL CHEMISTRY		0	0	15
Testing	Explain tests associated with special chemistry.
RECORDING, SAFETY, DOCUMENTATION, QUALITY CONTROL AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT		0	0	20
Recording	Record test results accurately.
Guidelines	Adhere to federal, state, and local safety and quality control guidelines.
CORRELATION OF TEST RESULTS TO DISEASE STATES AND CRITICAL LEVELS		0	0	5
Correlation	Double check all critical level test results.
	Associate test results and critical levels to disease processes and management.
	Report any abnormalities to a supervisor immediately.
INSTRUMENTATION		0	0	10
Maintenance	Maintain all equipment in working order.
	Explain how malfunctioning equipment leads to incorrect test results.
	Verify equipment function as part of a complete check involving an abnormal result.

Suggested Resources

Books

Anderson, S., & Cockayne, S. (1993). Clinical chemistry, concepts, and applications. Philadelphia: Saunders.

Bishop, M. L., et al. (1992). Clinical chemistry principles, procedures, and correlations. Philadelphia: Lippincott.

Bender, G. T. (1987). Principles of chemical instrumentation. Philadelphia: Saunders.

Brewster, M. A., et al. (1989). Clinical chemistry self-assessment (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Am Assn Clinical Chem.

Galbreath, D. F. (1992). Clinical chemistry: A fundamental textbook. Philadelphia: Saunders.

Kaplan, A., & Pesce, A. J. (1989). Clinical chemistry: Theory, analysis, and correlation (2nd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Kaplan, A., et al. (Eds.). (1988). Clinical chemistry: Interpretation and techniques (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger.

Sackheim, G., & Lehman, D. (1994). Chemistry for the health sciences (6th ed.). New York: Macmillan.

Tietz, N. W. (Ed.). (1987). Fundamentals of clinical chemistry (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.

Woodrow, D. A. (1987). Introduction to clinical chemistry. Stoneham, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.