A "T" located
to the left of the available semester indicates transfer to Murray State University,
Southeast Missouri State University, and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
as per articulation agreements. These courses will also transfer to most public
four-year institutions in the state of Illinois.
MLT 120 INTRODUCTION
TO CLINICAL LABORATORY
Fall
Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory will
acquaint the MLT student with the SICCM/MLT Program and with the profession of
the Medical Laboratory Technology. The
course will give the student the fundamentals of the clinical laboratory,
including safety practice and safety regulations, collection and handling of
clinical specimens, laboratory mathematics, basic quality assurance, laboratory
measurements, and the handling and care of laboratory instrumentation,
including laboratory microscopes. The
student will also gain knowledge and practice in phlebotomy skills.
Credit:
3 hours – Two lecture and two lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to MLT Program.
MLT 121 SEROLOGY
Spring
This course covers an introduction to
immunology with emphasis on applied serology.
The immune response, properties and synthesis of antibodies, antigens,
antibody reactions, and serological procedures most widely performed in the
clinical laboratory will be covered in the eight week course.
Credit:
1.5 hour - One lecture and one lab hour per week
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Clinical Laboratory-MLT 120
MLT 122 CLINICAL
MICROSCOPY
Spring
This course is a study of the theory and microscopic
examination of urine and other body fluids (i.e. synovial fluid, thoracentesis
fluid, semen and gastric fluid).
Credit:
1.5 hours – One lecture and one lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Clinical Laboratory-MLT 120
MLT 123 INTRODUCTION
TO PHLEBOTOMY
Spring
This course will cover the phlebotomist’s role
in health care, confidentiality and ethics, Patient’s Bill of Rights, Quality
Assurance, basic anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system, safety,
infection control, isolation techniques, OSHA Standards, handling accidental
needle stick exposures, phlebotomy equipment, phlebotomy technique such as the
routine venipuncture, dermal punctures, drawing difficult patients, specimen
collection and handling, compliance, customer service, patient identification
procedures, and competency in phlebotomy.
In addition, the student will learn the theory of arterial punctures,
but will only observe arterial draws in the clinical setting.
Credit:
3 hours - Two lecture and two lab hours per week
Prerequisite(s): None
MLT 223 IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY
Fall
This course is a study of the blood groups of man and
their significance in blood-banking and transfusion services. Included are the inheritance and properties
of blood group antigens and their corresponding antibodies, methods of
detection and identification, hemolytic disease processes and the collection
and processing of blood and blood components to ensure safe transfusion. Blood group immunology, record keeping, and
quality control are stressed.
Credit:
4 hours – Three lecture and two lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Serology-MLT 121 and Clinical Microscopy-MLT
122
MLT 225 CLINICAL
CHEMISTRY
Spring
This course is an introduction to the study of
clinical chemistry. Emphasizes the basic
procedures performed in most clinical laboratories and their use in the
diagnosis and follow-up of chemical disorders.
This course includes normal physiology, laboratory principles, analysis
techniques, quality control, quality assurance, and the interpretation of test
results.
Credit:
4 hours – Three lecture and two lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Hematology-MLT 223, Hematology-MLT 224, and
Coagulation-MLT 227
MLT 228 HEMATOLOGY AND HEMOSTASIS
Fall
This course offers an introduction to the study of clinical
hematology and hemostatis, which emphasizes the basic procedures performed in most
clinical laboratories as well as their uses in the diagnosis and follow up of
hematological and coagulation disorders.
The role of the laboratory in the diagnosis of anemias, leukemias,
myeloproliferative disorders, and other diseases affecting the hematopoietic
system is stressed along with the hemostatic component, coagulation factors,
coagulation cascade mechanism, heredity and acquired bleeding disorders,
coagulation factor deficiencies, therapeutic regimes, and laboratory methods
for the analysis of clinical conditions.
Credit: 5 hours – Four
lecture and two lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s):
Serology-MLT 121 and Clinical Microscopy-MLT 122
MLT 229 APPLIED
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Spring
This course is a study of the normal and pathogenic microflora of
man with an emphasis on the methods used for isolation, recognition and
identification of microorganisms of medical significance. Included are the types of media used for
culturing microorganisms, descriptive cellular and colonial morphology, strains
and staining reactions, drug susceptibility testing and procedures used for
species identification. Emphasis on host
parasite relationships, medical bacteriology, virology, parasitology, and
mycobacteria is also stressed.
Credit:
5 hours – Four lecture and two lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Immunohematology-MLT 223, Mematology-MLT 224,
and Coagulation-MLT 227
MLT 251 CLINICAL ROTATION I
Fall
Clinical Rotation I is a supervised clinical
experience in hematology/coagulation and in blood banking. The supervision is done by the clinical site
coordinator/lab director/instructor.
Credit:
3 hours - Fifteen lab hours per week
Prerequisite(s): Immunohematology-MLT 223, Hematology-MLT 224,
and Coagulation-MLT 227
MLT 252 MLT CLINICAL ROTATION II
Spring
Clinical Rotation II is a supervised clinical
experience in chemistry/urinalysis and in microbiology/serology. The supervision is done by the clinical site
coordinator/lab director/instructor.
Credit:
3 hours - Fifteen lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Clinical Rotation I-MLT 251, Clinical
Chemistry-MLT 225, and Applied Clinical Microbiology-MLT 226
