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2026-2027 College Catalog 
    
2026-2027 College Catalog

MDA 133 - Medical Office Laboratory Procedures


2 Credit Hour(s)
1 Lecture Hour(s)
2 Lab Hours(s)
Prerequisite(s): BIO 105  , ALH 217  , and admission into the Medical Assistant program or consent of the program director.
Medical Office Laboratory Procedures introduces the medical assistant student to standard laboratory procedures within a medical office. Health and safety guidelines, types of laboratory testing, quality control, specimen collection, and uses of microscopes are included. Students will learn basic phlebotomy techniques and perform collection methods. Hematology, urinalysis, basic microbiology, and other specialty laboratory tests are reviewed.