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Sep 07, 2024
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MLT 130 - Clinical Chemistry Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3 Clinical Hours: 0 Credits: 4
Description: This course focuses on the study of nutritional, functional and excretional chemicals in blood and body fluids, including testing techniques and clinical significance.
Prerequisite(s): MLT 101 , MLT 105 , MLT 108 and MLT 115 . Course Topics:
- General Chemistry techniques, math calculations, statistical QC and pipetting
- Instrumentation
- Total Protein measurement including Protein Electrophoresis
- Non-Protein Nitrogen
- Clinically Significant Enzymes
- Carbohydrates and Lipids
Textbooks: Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn website Required Materials:
- In order to participate in lab, students must be wearing floor-length pants, closed-toe, closed heel shoes. Pants may not have rips, tears, etc. Students must also wear a liquid impervious lab coat, gloves and a face shield (available in SCC bookstore) whenever handling clinical specimens. Additional classroom/lab materials and guidelines will be on the course syllabus addendum distributed by the instructor.
Grading System: An overall grade of C or higher is required for transferability.
A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F = 0 - 59 Student Learning Outcomes:
- Identify the basic components of a spectrophotometer, apply Beer’s law.
- Discuss the purpose of blanks and value of automation in the laboratory.
- Evaluate the tests to assess protein disorders.
- Evaluate the tests to assess kidney function.
- Evaluate the tests to assess enzyme status.
- Evaluate the tests to assess hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia.
- Evaluate the tests to assess lipid abnormalities.
For SCC Online Courses: If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Course Policies that include:
- Identity Verification
- Required materials for all online courses
- Mandatory Attendance Requirement
- Orientation and Support
- Proctored Exams
Standard SCC Course Policies: Please review the Standard Course Policies on the following topics:
- Academic Integrity
- Add/Drop period
- Attendance
- Classroom Conduct
- Equal Access
- IT Access
- Online Behavior
- Online Confidentiality
- Services For Students with Disabilities
- Student Concerns
- Student Help Services
- Withdrawals
![SCC Logo](/mime/media/21/418/SCC-logo-footer.jpg) Official Course Syllabus 2024-2025
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