OVERVIEW

The course of Clinical Pathology  examines the study of the main characteristics of laboratory examinations and the meaning of some types of disease markers measurable in a clinical laboratory

The technological and organizational realities of a Central Laboratory are illustrated.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Provide the students with the fundamental elements about the main characteristics of laboratory examinations and the meaning of some of the main classes of diseases markers measurable in a clinical laboratory

Techniques of the various Laboratory Diagnostic Areas are provided .

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Provide the students with the fundamental elements about the main characteristics of laboratory examinations (accuracy, precision, sensitivity, specificity etc) and about some of the main classes of diseases markers (e.g. inflammation markers, cell damage markers, tumour markers) measurable in a clinical laboratory

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures, with any possible dialectic interactions with the students

Practice in some clinical laboratory

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

General concepts in Clinical Pathology (accuracy, precision, specificity, sensitivity, predictable values).

Inflammation markers. Cell damage markers. Renal function markers. Endocrine function markers. Tumour markers

Some sessions of practice in a clinical laboratory

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lecture notes will be available for the students on Aulaweb. Not compulsory support book: Widmann: Interpretazione clinica degli esami di laboratorio, McGrow Hill

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

PAOLO DURANDO (President)

GILBERTO FILACI (President)

PATRIZIA ZENTILIN (President)

MARTINA BURLANDO

MARCO CANEPA

ANNALISA FURFARO

LUCA NANNI

SIMONE NEGRINI

ITALO PORTO

NICOLA TRAVERSO

GINO TRIPODI

GIUSEPPE MURDACA (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

March 2019

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Multiple choice test

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The students will undergo a written multiple choice test, with about 35 questions, about all the subjects of the course. Each correct answer will give 1 point. No penalty will be applied for wrong answer. The punctuation will be converted proportionally in XX/30. With punctuations  <18/30 the examination will not be approved.

Exam schedule