- Docente: Claudia Testa
- Credits: 2
- SSD: BIO/12
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Biomedical Laboratory techniques (cod. 8484)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will have the knowledge concerning preanalytical error, analytic and biologic variability, quality control, decision and critical valuee, sensitivity and specificity of a specific laboratory exam. The student will reach the ability of evaluation of the functional status of organs and tissues, by knowing methodological bases and by interpreting results of the main laboratory exams.
Course contents
Instruments and techniques for analyses of laboratory:
Spectrophotometry
Fluorimetry
NMR spectroscopy
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Chromatography
Gas chromatography
HPLC
Mass spectrometry
Readings/Bibliography
Biochimica Clinica e Medicina di Laboratorio. M. Ciaccio, G. Lippi.
Capitolo 30. Biochimica clinica in vivo
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons. Supplementary exercises are proposed during the lessons to be solved in groups and discussed during class.
Assessment methods
The final exam will be an oral exam to test the students' acquired knowledge. The exam will evaluate the knowledge of at least two topics concerning the program. The total duration of the exam will be about 20 minutes. The knowledge of these topics and the assessment of the use of a pertinent scientific speech will be considered as an excellent score.
Teaching tools
Pc, video projector
Office hours
See the website of Claudia Testa