07732 - Clinical Pathology

Academic Year 2011/2012

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Podiatry (cod. 8479)

Learning outcomes

After completing this module the student has the ability to understand the main mechanisms of blood coagulation and related laboratory tests, is able to correctly interpret the results of blood, liver and urine tests.

Course contents

Counting of blood cells with automated white blood cell differential count. Diseases of red blood cells. Bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Transfusion medicine. Laboratory assays for evaluating liver, kidney, heart and blood vessels functionality.

Readings/Bibliography

Laposata Michael Medicina di laboratorio La diagnosi della malattia nel laboratorio clinico. PICCIN 2011.

Assessment methods

Oral examination

Teaching tools

PDF presentations

Office hours

See the website of Gianandrea Pasquinelli