NURS10002  Clinical Pathology for Health Professionals

This course provides health science students with an understanding of the role of the clinical pathology laboratory in the diagnosis and management of human diseases and disorders. The course focuses on the biochemical rationale for the diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of red and white blood cells, blood electrolyte balance, blood gases, blood acid-base balance, diabetes mellitus, jaundice, cardiac and liver disease, gout, inherited metabolic disorders, renal dysfunction and malignant diseases.

Text: Loeb et al, Illustrated Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Springhouse, 1994.