Curricular Unit:Code:
Clinical Biochemistry II1019BCL2
Year:Level:Course:Credits:
2UndergraduateClinical Analyses and Public Health5 ects
Learning Period:Language of Instruction:Total Hours:
Spring SemesterPortuguese/English65
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
The main function of the Clinical Chemistry laboratory is to provide biochemical information needed for the patient evaluation. The biochemical tests are used in the diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring and screening of diseases. All information collected will be of value when obtained with the necessary rigor. Thus, it is intended with this discipline that the student can understand, execute and evaluate adequately any biochemical determination, in order to allow proper assessment of the patient's condition.
Syllabus:
Hydric and electrolytic balance - revision. Kidney function. Liver function. Gastrointestinal function.
Nutricional evaluation.
Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland. Adrenal Gland. Thyroid Gland. Gonads
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
Learning the program topics provides the fundamental basis necessary to interprete clinical analysis results that concern the evaluation of organ/system function. Associated with the study of organ function, at PL classes students learn to perform and interprete laboratory analytical determinations.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Teaching will be conducted through lecturing the program contents in the classroom and the execution of several laboratory practical work related to the program. Assessment will be continuous. Includes evaluating the theoretical (50%) and practical component (50%). The assessment of the theoretical component will be accomplished by the mean of two written tests. The practical assessment is the result of the evaluation of the student in the laboratory (10%) along with the mean of four lab worksheets (40% of the practical component) and a practical test (50%).
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
Ongoing assessment (in each class theoretical and pratical) and writing evaluation, allows to check the knowledge and technical skills important for their profissional future .
Reading:
Gaw, A. et al (2013). “Clinical Biochemistry – An illustrated colour text”. 5th Ed. Elsevier
Bishop, M. L. et al. (2010). “Clinical Chemistry – Techniques, Principles, Correlations”, 6th Ed. Volters Kluwer