Learning objectives
The aim of the course is to provide the students with a basic knowledge about biological samples, their storage and their analysis. They should also be able to interpret the alteration of the main biochemical parameters for some organs in the framework of their metabolism and their function. The most important techniques used in clinical biochemistry will be discussed.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
Part I <br />
Clinical biochemistry: definition <br />
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Biological samples <br />
Biochemical analytes <br />
Measured values <br />
Units of measurements <br />
Reference values <br />
Clinical biochemistry in metabolic dysfunctions <br />
Carbohydrate metabolism; Lipid metabolism <br />
Clinical biochemistry in organ dysfunctions <br />
• Dysfunctions and pathologies of the kidney <br />
• Dysfunctions and pathologies of the cardiovascular system <br />
• Dysfunctions and pathologies of the liver <br />
• Dysfunctions and pathologies of the blood <br />
• Tumor markers <br />
Part II <br />
main biochemical techniques used in biochemical analysis: elctrophoretic techniques, chromatographic techniques, immunochemistry, enzymology <br />
Full programme
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Bibliography
• Medicina di laboratorio – G. Federici <br />
Edizione McGraw- Hill <br />
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• Medicina di Laboratorio – M. Zatti <br />
Edizione Idelson – Gnocchi <br />
• Prontuario di Analisi Cliniche – P. Bonvicini <br />
Edizioni P.R. <br />
• Biochimica Clinica – L. Spandrio <br />
Edizioni Sorbona <br />
Teaching methods
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Other information
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