COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TLT 2263 CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Medical Laboratory Techniques

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SERVET KIZILDAĞ

Offered to

Medical Laboratory Techniques

Course Objective

The aim of the Clinical Biochemistry course is to enable students to understand the basic principles of biochemical analyzes performed on biological samples, their clinical importance and their place in laboratory applications. With this course, students; It is aimed for students to gain knowledge, skills and attitudes about correctly applying biochemical tests, evaluating the results and associating them with clinical processes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn the scope and function of clinical biochemistry
2   Learns the analysis methods (spectrophotometric, enzymatic, electrophoretic, immunochemical, etc.) frequently used in clinical biochemistry laboratories.
3   Can explain the basic principles, clinical usage areas and limitations of clinical biochemistry tests.
4   It can explain how biochemical parameters change in physiological and pathological situations.
5   Can explain the contribution of laboratory results to the clinical decision-making process.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course introduction Clinical Biochemistry definition
2 Biochemical Analysis Methods
3 Plasma protein tests
4 Lipoprotein metabolism tests
5 Carbohydrate metabolism tests
6 Liver function tests
7 Maintaining water and body fluid balance
8 Tests for acid-base balance
9 Electrolytes
10 Urine formation Kidney function tests
11 Other body fluids and analysis
12 Cardiac Markers
13 Tumor Markers
14 Therapeutic and toxicological Drug Analyzes

Recomended or Required Reading

Burtis, C.A., Ashwood, E.R., Bruns, D.E. Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics. Elsevier.
Kaplan, L.A., Pesce, A.J. Clinical Chemistry: Theory, Analysis and Correlation. Mosby.
Gök, S. ve ark. Klinik Biyokimya. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical lectures/presentations, case discussions, clinical case analysis, homework

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Written exams that can consist of multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, true-false choice and classic questions.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course is conducted and evaluated within the framework of SHMYO Teaching and Examination implementation principles.
Participation in 70% of courses is mandatory.
Any copying action will result in the opening of a disciplinary investigation.
The faculty reserves the right to conduct practical exams. The grades to be taken from these exams will be added to the midterm and final exams grades.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

servet.kizildag@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 10:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Midterm 2 1 2
Final 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 43

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18
LO.15
LO.254
LO.35
LO.44
LO.54

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