Clinical chemistry tests are performed on specimens such as:
- Serum
- Plasma
- Urine
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)

Specimens Tested in a Clinical Chemistry Lab

Specific techniques used in the clinical chemistry lab include:
- Spectrophotometry
- Immunoassays
- Electrophoresis


Techniques Used in the Clinical Chemistry Lab

Parameters tested in the clinical chemistry lab include:
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
- Enzymes
- Hormones
- Proteins
- Electrolytes
- Metabolites

Parameters Tested in the Clinical Chemistry Lab

- Medical laboratory scientists who specialize in clinical chemistry analyze blood serum, urine, and other body fluids for constituents, such as glucose.

Michigan State University

- "Medical laboratory science professionals... assist physicians in patient diagnosis and treatment, as well as in disease monitoring or prevention (maintenance of health). We use sophisticated biomedical instrumentation and technology, computers, and methods requiring manual dexterity to perform laboratory testing on blood and body fluids. Laboratory testing encompasses such disciplines as clinical chemistry, hematology, immunology, immunohematology, microbiology, and molecular biology. Medical laboratory science professionals generate accurate laboratory data that are needed to aid in detecting cancer, heart attacks, diabetes, infectious mononucleosis, and identification of bacteria or viruses that cause infections, as well as in detecting drugs of abuse. In addition, we monitor testing quality and consult with other members of the healthcare team."
- Other MLS specialties include blood banking/transfusion medicine, flow cytometry, urinalysis, and molecular diagnostics

Medical Laboratory Science

Turgeon, Mary (2016). Clinical Laboratory Science: Concepts, Procedures, and Clinical Applications (7th ed.). Elsevier.

Description of MLS concentrations from Clinical Laboratory Science: Concepts, Procedures, and Clinical Applications

- "What is a Medical Laboratory Scientist?" from ACLS website
- Turgeon, Mary (2016). Clinical Laboratory Science: Concepts, Procedures, and Clinical Applications (7th ed.). Elsevier.
- Cheriyedath, Susha. “Clinical Chemistry Tests.” News Medical-Life Sciences, 23 Aug. 2019, www.news-medical.net/life-sciences/Clinical-Chemistry-Tests.aspx.
- Immunology and serology. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2021, from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/immunology-and-serology
- Clinical microbiology. (n.d.). Retrieved April 20, 2021, from https://pathology.uic.edu/clinical-microbiology/
- Blood banking. (n.d.). Retrieved April 21, 2021, from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/blood-banking
- Flow cytometry. (n.d.). Retrieved April 24, 2021, from https://labtestsonline.org/flow-cytometry#:~:text=Flow%20cytometry%20is%20a%20laboratory,unique%20to%20that%20cell%20type.

References for Medical Laboratory Science

Clinical Chemistry as a MLS specialty

- Medical laboratory scientists who specialize in immunology/serology test antigens and antibodies in blood serum

Immunology as a MLS specialty

- Medical laboratory scientists who specialize in microbiology detect pathogens in specimens such as bacteria, parasites, fungi, or viruses.

Microbiology as a MLS specialty

- Medical laboratory scientists who specialize in blood banking/transfusion medicine study blood products that are meant for transfusion.

Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine as a MLS specialty

- Medical laboratory scientists who specialize in flow cytometry study specimens for cell markers.

Flow Cytometry as a MLS Specialty

- Medical laboratory scientists who specialize in hematology study formed elements of blood, i.e. white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets, and also perform blood coagulation tests.

Hematology as a MLS specialty

- Medical laboratory scientists who specialize in urinalysis study urine both chemically and microscopically.

Urinalysis as a MLS specialty

- Medical laboratory scientists who specialize in molecular diagnostics study cells for genetic information

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