Southwestern University
College of Medical Technology
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS OF POFESSIONAL SUBJECTS
(Based on 2005-2006 Curriculum)
PHYSIO. 2 - Human Anatomy and Physiology
This is a 5 units subject which consist of lecture and laboratory experiment of the normal function with emphasis on the principles of physiology events. The subject is fused with Anatomy lectures and laboratory experiments to study the various components of the human body and its relation to the individual body functions and movements.
5 units; 3 units lecture and 2 units laboratory (3 hours lecture and 6 hours laboratory per week)
Pre-requisite: Zoology 1
HISTO – Histology
This course involves the study of microscopic structure of the human body. It also discusses the basic concept in the study of fundamental tissues, individual cells and organ systems and their relations to the individual body function.
3 units; 2 units lecture and 1 unit laboratory (2 hours lecture and 3 hours Laboratory/week)
Pre-requisite: Zoology 1
MED. TECH. 101 – Medical Technology Laws and Ethics and Laboratory
Management
This course includes the study of the history of the Medical Technology Profession, history of the Philippines Association of Medical Technologists, Philippine Association of Schools of Medical Technology, Philippine Laws, Presidential Decrees, Letters of Instruction, and Administrative Orders in relation to the practice of the Medical Technology profession issued by the different government agencies. It also embraces the Medical Technology Code of Ethics and Laboratory Management.
3 units lecture (3 hours a week)
Pre-requisites: none
MED. TECH. 102 – Biostatistics with Medical Records and Hygiene
Biostatistics introduces to the medical technology students the basic concepts of rates and ratios, population estimates, mobility rates, measuring of central tendency as applied to the everyday finding of clinical and public health work. Likewise, the students are taught how to make a better interpretation and comparison of results from their work through statistical analysis.
Principles of Hygiene introduces to the student the basic concepts and principles of healthful living. The first part consists of knowing the definition of terms used in this course; such as infection, epidemics, carriers, incubation periods, disinfection. The second part introduces the student to the etiology, control and preventive measures of common communicable diseases encountered in a community. The last part gives a general idea/overview of the importance of environmental food and water sanitation to the health of a person in particular and to a community in general.
3 units lecture (3 hours a week)
Pre-requisites: None
MT 103 – Pure Blood Chemistry (Clinical Chemistry I)
This course involves the knowledge of analytical methods and instruments and evaluation of the accuracy and precision of the procedures using statistical techniques. It also deals with the assays of physiologically important substances found in body fluids particularly blood.
3 units; 2 units lecture and 1 unit laboratory (2 hours lecture; 3 hours laboratory per week)
Pre-requisites: Physio 2, Chem. 1, Chem. 2B, Chem. 3B
MT 104 – Parasitology
This course is a study of human parasites, which are of medical importance especially those commonly found in the Philippines. Emphasis is given on the morphology, epidemiology, pathogenicity, laboratory diagnosis of the disease, distribution and life cycles as well as preventive measures against infection.
3 units; 2 units lecture and 1 unit laboratory (2 hours lecture and 3 hours laboratory per week)
Pre-requisite: Physio. 2
MT 105 – Clinical Hematology
This course deals with the study of fundamentals of blood as a tissue, the pathophysiology and the mechanism of coagulation and hemostasis with emphasis on laboratory diagnosis procedures.
5 units; 3 units lecture and 2 units laboratory (3 hours lecture and 6 hours laboratory per week)
Pre-requisites: Physio 2
MT 106 – Clinical Microscopy
The course involves the macroscopic, microscopic and chemical analysis of the different body fluids other than blood. It also involves the different methods of collections, its importance to the analysis. It also discusses the importance of the body fluids to the body processes, the different procedures and principles of the analytical methods used the interpretation of results and clinical significance of the physiologically important substances found in these body fluids.
3 units; 2 units lecture and 1 unit laboratory (2 hours lecture and 3 hours laboratory per week)
Pre-requisite: Physio. 2
MT 107 – Immunology and Serology
This course deals with the basic concepts of immunology and the mechanisms of serological procedures, reading, interpretation and proper reporting of results.
4 units; 3 hours lecture and 1 hour laboratory (3 hours lecture and 3 hours laboratory per week)
Pre-requisites: Physio. 2
MT 108 – Mycology and Virology
This is a two-unit course covering the morphology and physiology, classification and pathogenesis of fungi and viruses and their role in infection and immunity.
2 units (2 hours a week)
Pre-requisite: Physio. 2
MT 109 – Microbiology (Bacteriology)
Bacteriology is the study of microorganism of medical importance, their interaction with the human host and the response of the body against such agent. This course covers the following: Basic Bacteriology and Systemic Bacteriology.
The course covers the study of bacterial of medical importance base according to its Microscopic, cultural. biochemical and serological characteristic. The laboratory aspects gives emphasis on the different methods and techniques used in their isolation and identification, staining reaction and biochemical test results which is use as an aid in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
5 units; 3 units lecture and 2 units laboratory (3 hours lecture and 6 hours laboratory per week)
Pre-requisite: Physio. 2
MT 110 - Blood Banking
Blood Banking deals with the study of Immunologic Principles applied in blood group specific antigens and antibodies. It also deals with mechanisms of blood typing and crossmatching or Coomb's test, detection and measurement of antibody titers, screening of donors for blood donation, bleeding techniques, proper labeling, storage and dispose of blood with emphasis on quality assurance.
3 units; 2 units lecture and 1 unit laboratory (2 hours per week; 3 hours per week)
Pre-requisite: Physio. 2
MT 111 - Clinical Chemistry 2 (Endocrinology and Toxicology)
This is a one semester course which consists of lectures on the regulation of body functions by the hormonal or endocrine system. In general, the hormonal or endocrine system is concerned primarily with the control of the different metabolic functions of the body, such as controlling the rate of chemical reactions in the cells or the transport of substances through the cell membrane or other aspects of cellular metabolism like growth and secretion. Many inter-relationships exist between the hormonal and the nervous system, thus knowledge of the nervous system which was taken up in physiology.
Toxicology is the study of poisons with the emphasis on classification, action, regulations on dispensing and use, precautions, general purification, isolation and quantitative estimation in biological specimens.
4 units; 3 units lecture and 1 unit laboratory (3 hours lecture and 3 hours laboratory per week)
Pre-requisite: Clinical Chemistry I
MT 112 - Histopathologic Technique and Cytology
This course is divided into two parts: The first part consists of Histopathologic Techniques and the second part is of General Pathology.
The first part introduces and develops the skill of the students in performing the basic histologic and histopathologic techniques essential in any histopathological laboratory. This enables the students to develop their skill in the preparation and examination of tissues from the fresh state to the final labeling of the tissue sections. Special staining techniques are also included with the introduction of cytology. The procedure of preparing the evaluating exfoliated cells that has become a significant diagnostic adjunct in daily use in today's pathology laboratory.
The second part offers the students the concept of basic disease process principally the structural and functional alterations cell, cell injury and cell death, inflammation and repair, fluids and hemodynamic disorders, Neoplasia and Infectious diseases.
3 units; 2 units lecture and 1 unit laboratory (2 hours lecture and 3 hours laboratory per week)
Pre-requisites: Physio. 2 and Histology
