Clinical Biochemistry
First semester - 2018
Instructor Information
Instructor |
Email |
Office Location & Hours |
Dr. Rana Al- Hallak |
Rhallak7@yahoo.com |
2h. theoretical + 2h. practical |
General Information
Description
Students are supposed to gain a comprehensive understanding of the pathophysiology of many diseases. Besides, the course will provide a framework in diagnosing clinical disorders, changes in laboratory parameters and interpretating the impact of laboratory tests panels in monitoring the course and the prognosis of the disease.
Expectations and Goals
1- The importance and the role of clinical laboratory in health and disease
2- Provide adequate knowledge and background experience in laboratory work, emphasizing on principles of analytical methods for analytes quantification (titration) in some major disorders, especially in blood
3- Providing diagnosis for some disorders upon changes in laboratory results
4- Understanding organ function panels in health and diseases
Language(s) of Instruction: Arabic and English
Textbook(s) Language(s): English
Course Materials
1-Lippincott’s illustrated review – 5th edition, R. Harvey, D. Ferrier
and
2- Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry,5th edition, David L. Nelson and Michael M. Cox
Course Schedule
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Week |
Topic |
Reading |
Exercises |
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1 |
15/9- 19/9 |
Introduction to clinical Biochemistry |
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2 |
22/9- 26/9 |
Clinical laboratories and quality control |
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3 |
29/9- 3/10 |
Plasma proteins |
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4 |
6/10- 10/10 |
Liver function panel |
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5 |
13/10- 17/10 |
Diagnosis of liver diseases |
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6 |
20/10- 24/10 |
First quiz |
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7 |
27/10- 31/10 |
Diagnosing Diabetes Mellitus |
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8 |
3/11- 7/11 |
Diagnosing gastrointestinal diseases and malabsorption |
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9 |
10/11- 14/11 |
Blood gases |
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10 |
17/11- 21/11 |
Water and electrolytes |
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11 |
24/11- 24/11 |
Cardiovascular and muscular diseases |
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12 |
1/12- 5/12 |
Second quiz, and Kidney function tests |
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13 |
8/12- 12/12 |
Osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases |
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14 15 |
15/12- 19/12 22/12- 26/12 |
Hormones and the diagnosis of pituitary gland disorders Cancer and Tumor markers |
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Testing Schedule
test |
Date |
Subject |
Reading |
Type |
language |
% of final grade |
Quiz 1 Quiz 2 |
29.10 08.12 |
Proteins, Liver Cardiovascular diseases, kidneys and bones diseases |
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Written Written |
Arabic/English Arabic/English |
10 10 |
Final Exam Lab. Work and experiments |
5/1 |
All learned theory All practical experiments |
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MCQ written |
Arabic Arabic |
50 30 |
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