CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
Prerequisites
The required knowledge are the basic concepts of general and organic chemistry, general biology and cytology.
The course aims to give a brief overview of the critical aspects of biological sample analysis, with a description of the technical aspects and the pre and post analytical variables of clinical interest.
During the course, there will be addressed clinical aspects where the metabolic processes play a critical role in the pathology outcome.
Methods for collecting biological samples to be analyzed.
Basic concepts of Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Enzymology.
Understanding and Interpreting the Results From a Clinical Laboratory.
Analytical and biological variability of Laboratory data. Preliminary and analytical variability.
Reliability of Clinical Laboratory Data. Concepts Concerning Quality Control.
Correlation between clinical picture and laboratory data.
Iron metabolism: how to take, eliminate, use and store.
Use of tumor markers.
Lack of liver disease.
Clinical Biochemistry of Diabetes Disease: Traditional and advanced diagnostics with particular regard to self-immunity.
Clinical Biochemistry of Plasma Lipoproteins: Study of Cardiovascular Risk
Textbook and teaching material
Lehninger Biochemistry
Devlin Biochemistry