Clinical Biochemistry - 5th year

Both semesters (summer and winter)

Seminars

Day 1

Rational and ethical approach in laboratory examination (with focus on clinical biochemistry)

Diagnostic effectivity of laboratory testing

Request forms, reports, how to use the report, how to use reference ranges, cut-off values

Acid-base balance

Water and ion metabolism (regulation of body fluids, body compartments, hyperhydratation, dehydratation)

Clinical biochemistry in intensive care - sepsis, inlammation, SIRS.

Day 2

Acute kidney injury

Chronic kidney diseases

Biomarkers of cardiovascular risk

Troponins, natriuretic peptides, clinical biochemistry of acute coronary syndromes and chronic heart failure

Clinical biochemistry of liver and pancreas diseases

Day 3

Osteoporosis, metabolic bone disease

Monoclonal gammopathies

Thyreopathy

Diabetes mellitus - diagnostics and monitoring

Hypo- and hyperparathyreoidismus

Final test and analysis of test results

Total of 20 hrs

Requirements for course credit:

·100% participation in the seminars

· Successful completion of the written test

In justifiable cases it is possible to substitute one day with written work ("scientific paper") planned by agreement with the clinical biochemistry studies Guarantor.

prof. MUDr. Antonín Jabor, CSc.

The clinical biochemistry studies Guarantor

September 29, 2022