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2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PAS 5430 Clinical Laboratory Medicine


Lecture: 2 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 2
This course introduces the students to clinical laboratory diagnostic tests. The basic theory, selection, and interpretation of procedures most commonly used in a primary care setting are studied. Students study techniques used to obtain, preserve, and handle laboratory specimens as well as use clinical laboratory results to screen, diagnose, evaluate, and monitor patients. Students are familiarized with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and their implications for laboratory medicine.