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Clinical Chemistry 2Laajuus (5 cr)

Code: TB00BM25

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Mirja Saukkonen

Learning objectives

After completing the course, the student:

Clinical Chemistry:
- knows the structures and chemistry of enzymes, vitamins, trace elements and hormones
- can describe the importance of clinical chemistry studies in patient care
- can define the concepts of clinical chemistry
- understand the principles of analysis methods used in clinical chemistry
- knows how to carry out basic tests in clinical chemistry applying theoretical knowledge and following the steps of the clinical laboratory testing process
- knows the principles of quality management in the sample testing process and knows how to apply them in evaluating the reliability of the results
- knows the principles of work and patient safety and follows them when working
- knows the principles of sustainable development
- know national and international clinical chemistry information sources

Physics:
- understand and know how to apply the phenomenon of particle motion in an electric field

Pharmacology:
- can describe the action of medicinal substances at the receptor level and their most common mechanisms of action
- know the toxicological effects of medicinal substances
- can explain the mechanisms of action of medicinal substances for laboratory tests
- can describe laboratory tests used to monitor drug treatment
- can explain toxicological laboratory tests

Content

- clinical chemistry tests in patient care and the clinical significance
- basic tests related to kidney function and the body's fluid balance
- urine particle and cell count
- enzyme and protein tests
- hormones and the most common hormone tests
- vitamins and trace elements
- chemical tests of puncture fluids and cell counting
- immunochemical techniques
- electrophoresis
- responsible working in the work community and environment

Basics of pharmacology:
- pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- adverse and synergistic effects of medicinal substances
- monitoring the response to drug treatment
- the effects of medicinal substances on laboratory tests
- drug determinations
- hematological effects of medicinal substances
- laboratory diagnostics of poisonings

Further information

Protective clothing is required for exercises

Qualifications

Natural science knowledge and skill in bioanalytics
Learning laboratory work
Basics of sample and patient studies 1
Clinical chemistry 1

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Enrollment

01.12.2024 - 15.01.2025

Timing

07.01.2025 - 16.05.2025

Credits

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Biomedical Laboratory Science
Teachers
  • Mirja Saukkonen
  • Tuukka Heiskanen
Scheduling groups
  • RA/5 (Size: 14. Open UAS: 0.)
  • RB/5 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
  • RC/5 (Size: 14. Open UAS: 0.)
  • RD/5 (Islab) (Size: 13. Open UAS: 0.)
  • RE/5 (SataDiag) (Size: 8. Open UAS: 0.)
Student groups
  • TB24SPE
    Biomedical Laboratory Science, satellite group
  • TB24SP
    Biomedical Laboratory Science
Education groups
  • RA/5
  • RB/5
  • RC/5
  • RD/5 (Islab)
  • RE/5 (SataDiag)

Qualifications

Natural science knowledge and skill in bioanalytics
Learning laboratory work
Basics of sample and patient studies 1
Clinical chemistry 1