CNHP 3810 - Interpretation of Clinical Laboratory Values for Health Professionals

3 Credit Hours

Pre/Corequisites: Prerequisites: Inorganic chemistry with lab, organic chemistry with lab, AND EITHER human physiology OR biochemistry.
Description
This course is also SNHP 7810. The course will provide the student with the opportunity to understand the interrelationships between clinical laboratory test results and the disease process occurring in the patient. Laboratory values from hematology, clinical chemistry and urinalysis, and microbiology/immunology will be interpreted for infectious diseases, liver diseases, kidney diseases, hematologic disorders, and metabolic disorders. Appropriate case studies will be used to illustrate clinical significance. This course is also SNHP 7810.