- Docente: Sabrina Valente
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MED/05
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Rimini
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 8475)
Learning outcomes
The students, at the end of the course, are able to aquire the main notions for interpreting the results of the main laboratory diagnostic tests related to blood and urin exam.
Course contents
Blood sampling. Tubes and color code. Counting of blood cells with automated white blood cell differential count. Anemia: classification and principal cases. Tests for the diagnosis of hemostasis and thrombotic disorders. Proteins of the serum. Cardiologic assays: hyperdislipidemies, C-reactive protein, glycemia, atrial natriuretic peptide. Urine examination (physical, chemical, sediment). Laboratory tests to evaluate liver and kidney functionality.
Readings/Bibliography
Giorgio Federici (a cura di). Medicina di Laboratorio. IV ed. McGraw Hill. 2014.
Lezioni di Medicina di Laboratorio [http://amsacta.unibo.it/] di G. Pasquinelli e L. Barbieri, 1 ed, 2014, ISBN 9788897617082
Teaching methods
The course consists of 2 CFU. Frontal lessons with Power Point presentation. It is possible to follow the lessons in remote modality using Teams platform.
Assessment methods
The evaluation of the knowledge acquired by the students is based on an single written exam for the Integrated Course of Pathological Sciences consisting of 60 questions with multiple choice (30 questions regarding the teaching of General Pathology and Immunology, 10 questions for Clinical Biochemistry, 10 questions for Clinical Pathology and 10 questions for General Pharmacology). The total time allowed for the examination is 50 minutes. For the health emergency due to COVID-19, the exam will be carried out remotely until new disposition.
Teaching tools
Teaching material will be available in electronic format on Insegnamenti on Line.
Office hours
See the website of Sabrina Valente