07732 - Clinical Pathology

Academic Year 2013/2014

  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Rimini
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 8475)

Learning outcomes

The student, at the end of the course, is capable to interpret the main results of the diagnostic laboratory.

Course contents

Counting of blood cells with automated white blood cell differential count. Diseases of red blood cells. Bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Plasma glucose, diabetes mellitus and vascular complications.  Hyperlipidemia. Obesity and metabolic syndrome. Laboratory assays for evaluating liver, kidney, heart and blood vessels functionality. Transfusion medicine.

Readings/Bibliography

Laposata Michael Medicina di laboratorio La diagnosi della malattia nel laboratorio clinico. PICCIN 2011.
Giorgio Federici (a cura di). Medicina di Laboratorio. III ed. McGraw Hill.
 

Teaching methods

The course consists of 1 CFU (frontal teaching).

Assessment methods

Written examination (multiple choice and open questions).

Teaching tools

The teaching material presented in class will be made available on AMS Campus - AlmaDL in electronic format. Such material should be printed and brought to class.
Username and password are reserved for students enrolled at the University of Bologna.PDF presentations.

Office hours

See the website of Gianandrea Pasquinelli