- Docente: Pasquale Rinaldi
- Credits: 1
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Biomedical Laboratory techniques (cod. 8484)
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from Sep 29, 2023 to Nov 17, 2023
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will have the ability to understand the principles on which the functioning of magnetic resonance instruments is based for the execution of in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo analyses.
Course contents
Glycated and pathological hemoglobins: principles of the method (ion exchange HPLC) and execution of the tests with interpretation of the results.
Autoimmune diseases: explanations of the main autoimmune diseases. Methods used for performing level I tests (indirect immunofluorescence) and methods used for performing level II tests (Elia, Feia).
Flow cytometry: basic principles and main tests performed during the internship.
Autoimmunity: main tests performed in the sector.
Protein electrophoresis: electrophoretic tracing of proteins and execution of the main tests (manual immunofixation, isofocusing). Nephelometry in electrophoresis.
Pharmacotoxicology: biological matrices, characteristics of the main substances of abuse, chain of custody, screening and confirmatory analyses. Principles of mass spectrometry and main tests performed (CDT, Immunosuppressants).
Readings/Bibliography
Teaching material provided during lessons (Presentations in PDF)
Assessment methods
Multiple choice quiz
Office hours
See the website of Pasquale Rinaldi