Syrian Private University

Clinical Biochemistry

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

	Week	Topic	Reading	Exercises

1	15/9- 19/9	Introduction to clinical Biochemistry
2	22/9- 26/9	Clinical laboratories and quality control
3	29/9- 3/10	Plasma proteins
4	6/10- 10/10	Liver function panel
5	13/10- 17/10	Diagnosis of liver diseases
6	20/10- 24/10	First quiz
7	27/10- 31/10	Diagnosing Diabetes Mellitus
8	3/11- 7/11	Diagnosing gastrointestinal diseases and malabsorption
9	10/11- 14/11	Blood gases
10	17/11- 21/11	Water and electrolytes
11	24/11- 24/11	Cardiovascular and muscular diseases
12	1/12- 5/12	Second quiz, and Kidney function tests
13	8/12- 12/12	Osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases
14 15	15/12- 19/12 22/12- 26/12	Hormones and the diagnosis of pituitary gland disorders Cancer and Tumor markers

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		Written Written	Arabic/English Arabic/English	10 10
Final Exam Lab. Work and experiments	5/1	All learned theory All practical experiments		MCQ written	Arabic Arabic	50 30

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