This course is intended to provide students with a solid foundation in clinical biochemistry. It describes how biochemical test results are utilized for the diagnosis and monitoring of disease. Modules focus on the role of testing critical care support as well as for the more routine investigation of disease. Also, it provides students with skills required to measure levels of different blood constituents in human blood, interpret changes in these levels related to different human pathologies and interpret medical laboratory reports.
The course introduces knowledge and skills needed for illustrating the use of certain biochemical molecules such as enzymes, proteins, lipids carbohydrates in efficient diagnosis of various diseases as liver, kidney diseases as well as Acid-base balance
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