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MLS 411 Clinical Chemistry I

400 levelMedical & Health Sciences10 topics

MLS 411 covers 10 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Specimen collection and handling for chemical analysis
  2. Carbohydrate metabolism and blood glucose estimation
  3. Diabetes mellitus and glucose tolerance tests
  4. Renal function tests: urea, creatinine and clearance
  5. Liver function tests
  6. Electrolytes and acid-base balance
  7. Plasma proteins
  8. Lipids and lipoproteins
  9. Quality control in clinical chemistry
  10. Automation in the clinical chemistry laboratory

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Specimen collection and handling for chemical analysis

This topic covers how biological specimens are correctly obtained, identified, preserved, transported, and prepared so that chemical test results truly reflect the patient’s condition. It is highly examinable because many laboratory errors occur before analysis begins, and poor specimen collection or handling can produce misleading results even when the analytical method is accurate.

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