MDLT 1825 Urinalysis and Body Fluids
Course Information
| Course Number | MDLT 1825 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Urinalysis and Body Fluids |
| Description | The lecture component of this course will cover basic theory in urine formation, renal physiology, and metabolic disorders that produce abnormalities in the urine. Complete urinalysis examinations will be performed in the student laboratory. Basic analysis of other body fluids will be discussed with an emphasis on laboratory methods currently in use. (Prerequisite: MDLT 1810 & MDLT 2818 with a grade of C or higher.) |
| Total Credits | 3 |
| Total Hours | 64 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 2 Credits, 43 Hours |
| Lab | 1 Credit, 21 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
Prerequisite: MDLT 1810 & MDLT 2818 with a grade of C or higher.
Institutional Core Competencies
- Communication - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate and effective interactions with others to achieve their personal, academic, and professional objectives.
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Define urinalysis and body fluids terminology.
- Explain renal physiology.
- Define urine composition and formation.
- Discuss the physical examination of urine. Discussion will include, but not be limited to: color, clarity, specific gravity, and clinical correlations.
- Discuss the chemical examination of urine. Discussion will include, but not be limited to: performance of reagent strip testing; principles of chemical tests performed for routine urinalysis; common confirmatory tests for glucose, ketones, bilirubin and protein; correlate physical and chemical urinalysis results, correlate pathological and non-pathological urinalysis findings with clinical diseases.
- Discuss the microscopic examination of urine. Discussion will include, but not be limited to: microscopic screening; preparation and examination of urine sediment; sediment examination techniques; normal and abnormal sediment constituents; correlation of microscopic examination and pathologic and non-pathologic conditions.
- Explain cast formation.
- Correlate cast formation with clinical conditions.
- Explain crystal formation.
- Correlate crystal formation with clinical conditions.
- Differentiate common urine sediment types.
- Perform quality assurance/quality control.
- Perform physical/chemical/microscopic examinations of urine specimens.
- Correlate physical/chemical urine examinations with the microscopic examinations.
- Give the details of the common urine confirmatory tests.
- Carry out common urine confirmatory testing.
- Distinguish biological sediment components.
- Correlate urinalysis findings with clinical conditions.
- Discuss commonly collected body fluids and common analyses performed on them.
- Correlate clinical conditions associated with the laboratory findings performed on commonly collected body fluids.
- Discuss urinalysis automation.
SCC Accessibility Statement
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