CODE 67369 ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020 CREDITS 2 cfu anno 3 MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA 8745 (LM-41) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR BIO/12 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The clinical biochemistry part of the course deals with the systematic analysis of the laboratory tests for the main organs and functions. The course comprises 10 hours of plenary lessons and 15 hours of discussions of simple case studies with small groups of students. This part of the course will allow the students to put into practice the information received during the plenary lectures. AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course comprises 10 hours of plenary lectures and 15 hours of discussion of simple case-studies with small groups of students. The plenary lectures will systematically address the study of laboratory medicine of the main organs and bodily functions. The case-studies will allow the students to put into practice the basic knowledge acquired and test their understanding of laboratory tests and the capacity to use the evidence provided by laboratory medicine in a diagnostic process. TEACHING METHODS plenary lectures and case studies with small groups of students SYLLABUS/CONTENT Blood and coagulation disorders, Tumor markers, Metabolic disorders, Endocrine disorders, Inflammation, Renal function, Blood gas analysis, Cardiovascular function, Hepatic function, Pancreas and digestive disorders. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY on-line available (aula web) slides by the teacher Common laboratory tests - Vaughn G. Appleton & Lange TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ELENA ZOCCHI Ricevimento: upon appointment by e-mail (ezocchi@unige.it) Office: DIMES, section Biochemistry, Viale Benedetto XV 1 tel 010-3538161 Exam Board MARCO CASACCIA (President) ROBERTA GONELLA (President) GIOVANNA LEONCINI (President) MICHELE MINUTO (President) SIMONE NEGRINI (President) EMANUELA VARALDO (President) ELENA ZOCCHI (President) PIETRO AMERI ANNAMARIA BAGNASCO MARCELLO BAGNASCO FRANCESCO BOCCARDO ROSAGEMMA CILIBERTI FABIO FERRANDO FABIO ENZO GIANIORIO NICOLA GIOVANNI GIRTLER GABRIELE ZOPPOLI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS LESSONS START October 13, 2017 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION written and oral ASSESSMENT METHODS A multiple choice test will investigate knowledge of the parameters of the "clinical chemistry profile", regarding both the normal range and the dynamic excursion during the organ and tissue diseases described during the course. The test will also explore the ability of the student to derive diagnostic hypotheses from the results of the laboratory tests, putting into practice the clinical case studies. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 09/01/2020 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 16/01/2020 14:30 GENOVA Orale 30/01/2020 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 03/02/2020 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 10/02/2020 14:30 GENOVA Orale 18/02/2020 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 20/02/2020 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 27/02/2020 14:30 GENOVA Orale 18/05/2020 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 20/05/2020 14:30 GENOVA Orale 09/06/2020 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 11/06/2020 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 16/06/2020 14:30 GENOVA Orale 06/07/2020 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 07/07/2020 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 10/07/2020 14:30 GENOVA Orale 21/07/2020 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 07/09/2020 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 17/09/2020 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 21/09/2020 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 24/09/2020 14:30 GENOVA Orale 21/12/2020 14:30 GENOVA Orale