FUNDMENTALS OF HEMATOLOGY AND HEMOSTATIS

3.0 HR. (OC) Prerequisite: MLT 115 and MLT 116 with a grade of C or better, or department approval. This course is a study of basic laboratory techniques in hematology and hemostasis. The course focuses on theories and principles of normal blood cell production. Identification of blood cells and their morphology along with the laboratory techniques used in cell counts and differentials are included in lectures and student laboratories. This course also discusses the four major systems of hemostasis and common disease states associated with these systems. One and half lecture hours and three laboratory hours per week or equivalent. (Formerly CLT 118; MEDLB 118)