Enrollment year
2019/2020
Academic discipline
MED/04 (GENERAL PATHOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY "LAZZARO SPALLANZANI"
Course
EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED BIOLOGY
Period
2nd semester (01/03/2020 - 14/06/2020)
Lesson hours
48 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN TEST
Prerequisites
Useful background knowledge comes from the contents of the course of General Pathology, particularly cellular pathology, inflammation and tumours. Basis of chemistry, physioogy and human anatomy are useful to follow the course, but for each chapter key information from other subjects is preliminarly revised.
Learning outcomes
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the integrated structure of a Clinical Pathology laboratory, analysing the chapters which are not covered by other courses and giving the student a through view of the field.
Course contents
Introduction
History of Clinical Pathology
Chapters of Clinical Pathology
Structure of a Clinical Pathology Laboratory
Point of Care Testing
Legislation
General Pathophysiology - basics
Homeostasis
Alterations of the psycho-neuro-endocrine-immunological homeostasis: stress
Alterations of the psycho-neuro-endocrine-immunological homeostasis: stress
Alterations of oxygen homeostasis
Alterations of oxygen homeostasis
Alterations of water and sodium homeostasis
Alterations of water and sodium homeostasis - 0: The basics
Alterations of water and sodium homeostasis - I: Regulation of osmolarity
Alterations of water and sodium homeostasis- II: Regulation of ECF volume
Alterations of water and sodium homeostasis- III: Integration between osmolarity and ECF volume homeostasis
Electrolytes determination
Alterations of acid-base and potassium homeostasis
Alterations of acid-base homeostasis-I: Conservation of pH
Alterations of acid-base homeostasis-II: Acidosis and alkalosis
Alterations of acid-base homeostasis: blood gas analysis and potassium
Laboratory automation
Laboratory automation
Haemostasis
The four factors
Alterations of haemostasis
Tumor markers
Tumour basics
Tumour diagnosis
Tumor therapy
Tumour biomarkers-I
Tumour biomarkers-II
Prostate cancer
PSA
Tumour biomarkers-III
Tumour biomarkers-IV
Endocrine system
General features
Thyroid
HPA axis
HPG axis
Basic clinical tests
Blood cell count
Urine analysis
Inflammation
Teaching methods
Lectures
Reccomended or required readings
Kiro website, with extra material and links to deepen the knowledge.
Assessment methods
Written exam, with three questions in the form of short assays.
Further information
Written exam, with three questions in the form of short assays.
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