Curricular Unit:			Code:
Clinical Biochemistry I			146BCL1
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
2	Undergraduate	Clinical Analyses and Public Health	5 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese	65
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
The main function of the Clinical Chemistry laboratory is to provide information necessary for the biochemical study of the patient. The biochemical tests are used in the diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring and screening of diseases. All information collected will be valuable when obtained with adequate precision. Thus, the aim of this course is that the student can understand, execute and evaluate properly any biochemical determination in order to enable a proper assessment of the patient's condition.
Syllabus:
Crop of biologic samples. Biochemical tests in Clinical Analysis. Hydroelectrolytic balance. Acid/base balance. Carbohydrate. Plasma proteins. Clinical enzymology. Lipids and lipoproteins. Intermediate metabolites, majority ions and oligoelements.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
Learning about the collection of biological samples, water, blood pH, blood glucose, plasma proteins, clinical enzymology, lipid and lipoprotein levels is fundamental to understand the role and importance of these compounds in the human body.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Teaching will be conducted through lecturing in the classroom, of programmatic content and the execution of several laboratory practical work related to the program. The scheme of assessment will be continuous. Includes evaluating the theoretical and practical component. The assessment of the theoretical component will include assessment of students in each class, two written tests and oral presentation of a work. The practical assessment is the result of the evaluation of the student in the laboratory along with worksheets delivered at the end of each lesson.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
Ongoing assessment (in each class) and writing allows you to check the knowledge and skills acquired by students.
Reading:
1. Statistical Methods in Laboratory Medicine, P. W. Strike, Butterworth Heinemann. 2. Clinical Chemistry, W. J. Marshall, Mosby. 3. Clinical Chemistry –Theory, Analysis and Correlation, L. Kaplan, A. Pesce, The C.V. Mosby Company. 4. Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, J. B. Henry, W.B. Saunders Company. 5. Tietz: Text Book of Clinical Chemistry, Ed. C.A. Burtis, E.R. Ashwood, W.B. Saunders Company.