The course offer the opportunity to learn the pathogenesis, morphology, and cell and molecular biology of human diseases and laboratory techniques used to study them.
Clinical Pathology combines the theoretical and technical knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, genetics, clinical chemistry, immunology, microbiology, hematology, histocompatibility, cellular pathology and other fields as they pertain to the diagnosis, monitoring, and prevention of disease. The student can reach a basic knowledge on several aspects of biomedical sciences
oral lecture with slide presentations.
Introduction to the course, laboratory tests performed in routine and in emergency, the quality control.
Biological causes of variation in results
Complete Blood Count: hematocrit ; analytical parameters of white and red blood cells, platelets
Protein electrophoresis (serum, urine samples)
acute phase proteins, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
anemia, polycythemia, Bone Marrow Disorders Leukemia Lymphomas leukocytosis
markers of myocardial damage
Enzymology clinical diagnostics laboratory in the course of common liver diseases, jaundice, hepatitis and cirrhosis. Pancreas diseases and cholestasis
biochemical markers of metabolism iron and cupper.
The clinical laboratory in the control of glycaemia
Analysis of urine: physical chemistry, examination of the sediment,
Evaluation of renal function
haemorhagic and thrombosis diathesis
Tumor markers and panels of interest in oncology diagnostic
analyisis of liquor
homocysteine as risk marker
Ricevimento: students can send email to make an appointment; anna.maria.bassi@unige.it
ANNA MARIA BASSI (President)
CINZIA MARIA DOMENICOTTI
MARIAPAOLA NITTI
march 9th 2019
CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
oral examination: the student will have to answer correctly 3 questions regarding the exam. to pass the examination, a sufficient response will be required for each of the 3 covered topics
For the final evaluation, the committee will evaluate the following requirements: level of knowledge of the subjects covered by the questions, exposure skills, reasoning and the ability to connect to topics discussed in the course, as well those of related preparatory courses of the degree.
Slides and more detailed informations on the arguments will be offer by aulaweb
