MAS 103 - Medical Assisting Laboratory Skills

Credits: 2

This course is designed to introduce the medical assistant to diagnostic laboratory procedures performed in the physician’s office. Principles of laboratory procedures and techniques are cultivated by observation, discussion, study and practice in the laboratory sessions. Emphasis is on collection, proper handling and identification of specimens. Basic hematologic procedures including hematocrit, hemoglobin, sedimentation rate determination and routine urinalysis are included.

Theory: 1
Lab: 2
Prerequisites: Admission to Medical Assisting Program