- Docente: Maria Raffaella Barbaro
- Credits: 2
- 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 Oct 13, 2025 to Nov 17, 2025
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student has the essential knowledge for a deeper understanding of the methodologies and diagnostic significance of biochemical parameters of major relevance to the profession of Biomedical Laboratory Technician.
Course contents
- The organisation of the analysis laboratory
- Chemical, biological and physical hazards
- The phases of an analytical process: pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phases
- Laboratory error
- Spectrophotometric techniques
- Immunometry
- ECLIA (Electrochemiluminescence)
- ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay)
- Mass spectrometry
- Turbidimetry
- Nephelometry
- Potentiometry
- Main biochemical parameters: lipid profile, thyroid profile, pancreatic and liver enzymes, main tumour markers
Readings/Bibliography
- Elementi di Biochimica Clinica e Medicina di Laboratorio. M. Ciaccio, EdiSES Università S.r.l. 2020
- Medicina di Laboratorio. G. Federici, Ed. McGrowHill. 2014
Teaching methods
Lectures with ppt presentations.
Assessment methods
The exam consists of a written test with 11 multiple-choice questions. There are three possible answers for each question, only one of which is correct.
Teaching tools
ppt files will be made available to the students (Virtuale).
Office hours
See the website of Maria Raffaella Barbaro