BASIC CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

General Module

Course Sheet

Course code:

TF12A4F

Academic Year of enrolment:

2019

Year of supply:

2019/2020

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in CARDIOCIRCULATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR PERFUSION TECHNIQUES

Disciplinary Sector:

Clinical Pathology

Is part of:

CLINICAL INTRODUCTION I

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

RECCHIUTI ANTONIO

Cycle:

Second semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

1. Fundamentals of cell biology, human anatomy, and human physiology
2. Fundamentals of general chemistry and biochemistry
3. Fundamentals of general pathology and pathophysiology

Objectives

At the end of this course, students must be able to
a) understand the fundamental principle of clinical pathology
b) interpret and critically evaluate results of laboratory tests used in clinical care.

Contents

General concepts of clinical pathology
Laboratory of acid-base equilibrium disorders
Laboratory of Hematology
Laboratory of Cardiovascular disease
Laboratory of Electrolyte balances

Extended Syllabus

General concepts of clinical pathology: clinical samples, analytical technologies, statistical errors
2. Laboratory of acid-base balances:
a) Concepts of chemistry and biochemistry of acids and bases, pH, biological buffers
b) acidosis and alkalosis, acidemia and alkalemia
c) discussion of examples of alterations to laboratory tests in the aforementioned clinical conditions
3. Hematology laboratory:
a) blood count, analytical and sampling methods
4. Laboratory of cardiovascular diseases:
a) lipids and dyslipidaemias
b) atherosclerosis (with hints of pathophysiology and clinic)
c) diabetes (with hints of pathophysiology and clinical)
d) myocardial infarction
5. Electrolyte laboratory:
a) sodium
b) potassium
c) calcium
d) phosphate, chloride and other electrolytes of clinical interest

Recommended Bibliography

Choice between
1. Laboraorio Medicine lessons by Gianadrea Pasquinelli and Luigi Barbieri. Amsacta UniBo 1 and digital
2. Laboratory Medicine by Giorgio Federici (Fourth edition 2014) McGraw Hill
For further information and references to general pathology and pathophysiology, we recommend
3. Elements of general pathology and general pathophysiology by G.M. Pontieri (Fourth edition 2018) Piccin

Teaching Methods

Face-to-face classes (including web-based classes) and discussion of real cases

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

Oral exam on the entire course program. The test will be passed if the candidate reaches the cut-off score of 18/30.
Evaluations will be communicated in due advance and their results will be publicly available.
The following criteria will be used for the candidate assessment:
DATA
CONTENTS: Pertinence and Correctness
DESCRIPTORS:
Complete: 30
Extensive: 29-27
Discrete with some gaps: 26-24
Fully enough: 23-21
Just enough although with several gaps: 20-18
DATA
ARGUMENTS: BREADTH AND COHERENCE
DESCRIPTORS:
Rigorous and documented highlighting ability to use the acquired
knowledge and to link it in the argumentation: 30
Precise and detailed: 29-27
Appropriate: 26-24
Fully enough: 23-21
Just enough: 20-18
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DATA
EXPRESSIVE CORRECTNESS, PROPERTY OF SCIENTIFIC
LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATIVE ABILITY
DESCRIPTORS
Refined and original: 30
Clear, flowing and correct: 29-27
Discrete: 26-24
Sufficient: 23-21
Not fully adequate: 20-18

Contacts/More Information

Slides, articles, reviews and other course material will complement textbooks and serve as a guideline for the exam. In no way, such material must be intended as a substitute of the official textbooks.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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