MDLT 1835 Immunology
Course Information
| Course Number | MDLT 1835 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Immunology |
| Description | This course is a basic overview of the immune system. Laboratory instruction is designed to instruct the students in basic immunology testing methods for the correlation of immunologic disorders. (Preqrequisite: MDLT 1810 & MDLT 2818 with a grade of C or higher.) |
| Total Credits | 2 |
| Total Hours | 48 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 1 Credit, 24 Hours |
| Lab | 1 Credit, 24 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
- Explain the function of the immune system.
- Apply laboratory safety policies.
- Summarize the types of basic immunologic testing methods/techniques used in diagnosing immunologic diseases/disorders.
- Perform basic immunologic testing methods/techniques for various immunologic diseases/disorders.
- Describe the important characteristics of the immune system's response to infectious diseases.
- Explain the importance of regulation of the immune system by soluble mediators (e.g. complement, cytokines, interleukins, interferons, tumor necrosis factor, hematopoietic stimulators, and acute-phase reactants).
- Describe the important characteristics of the immune system's response to immunologically related disorders.
- Describe etiology, epidemiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic evaluation of common infectious diseases.
- Demonstrate standard quality assurance practices to ensure quality patient outcomes.
- Describe the nature of autoimmune disorders.
- Describe etiology, epidemiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic evaluation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
- Summarize the important characteristics of solid organ and bone marrow transplantation.
- Describe the important characteristics of benign and malignant tumors.
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
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