Christina Lau
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Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Laboratory Medicine & Pathology Dept
- cswong@ualberta.ca
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Christina Lau is currently appointed as ATS Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.Courses
MLSCI 263 - Clinical Biochemistry
This course continues to build student knowledge of theory and principles of analytical test methods and understanding how those test results can provide insight into pathological processes. Specific topics include function, principles and methods of analysis, and evaluation of the following: Renal health and diabetes, acid-base homeostasis, gastric and gastrointestinal, endocrinology, blood porphyrins, fetal-placental and maternal health, biochemical tumor markers, and therapeutic drug monitoring. Prerequisite: MLSCI 262. Restricted to Medical Laboratory Science students.
MLSCI 265 - Clinical Biochemistry
This course considers how the analysis of samples from the body for various constituents can give insight into pathological processes. Included are the principles for tests routinely carried out in a clinical biochemistry laboratory, and the biological understanding of test results. Specific subjects considered are clinical enzymology, heme catabolism, liver function, toxicology and therapeutic drug monitoring, principles of immunoassays, blood lipids, porphyrins, endocrinology, gastric and Gl function, fetal-placental function, and biochemical tumor markers. Prerequisites for non-Medical Laboratory Science students only: MLSCI 262. Credit granted for only one of MLSCI 263 or 265.
MLSCI 330B - Clinical Hematology
As a part of a clinical laboratory education for Medical Laboratory Science students, this course will provide experience in a modern hospital hematology laboratory along with weekly tutorials followed by comprehensive theoretical and practical examinations.