CODE 61775 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 4 cfu anno 2 BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE E SANITARIA 9015 (LM-6) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/04 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in ingresso Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami: Molecular and health biology 9015 (coorte 2017/2018) HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 61786 2017 GENETICS IN MEDICINE 65454 2017 MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR PATHOLOGY 66685 2017 TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW 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. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES 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 TEACHING METHODS oral lecture with slide presentations. SYLLABUS/CONTENT 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 RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation , Oxford University Press Laboratory Medicine: The Diagnosis of Disease in the Clinical Laboratory, Michael Laposata, MD, PhD, Editor TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ANNA MARIA BASSI Ricevimento: students can send email to make an appointment; anna.maria.bassi@unige.it Exam Board ANNA MARIA BASSI (President) CINZIA MARIA DOMENICOTTI MARIAPAOLA NITTI LESSONS LESSONS START march 9th 2019 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION 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 ASSESSMENT METHODS 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. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 25/01/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 15/02/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 21/06/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 05/07/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 19/07/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 09/09/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 19/09/2019 15:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Slides and more detailed informations on the arguments will be offer by aulaweb
