Overview

This module will provide in-depth information on the development and application of analytical techniques used in clinical biochemistry for diagnosis, monitoring and to detect complications of disease. The metabolic and clinical aspects of disease, selection of appropriate investigations and interpretation of results are discussed.

Learning Outcomes

• Critically discuss the principles of some analytical investigations performed in clinical biochemistry laboratories and their clinical significance.

• Critically evaluate the role of clinical biochemistry investigations in diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of disease.

• Evaluate the role of the laboratory in therapeutic drug monitoring and screening for drugs of abuse, critically discuss the methods used.

• Identify the significance of the physiology and pathophysiology of the major organ systems under investigation in clinical biochemistry.

• Obtain, interpret and synthesise information from background reading and use it to effectively supplement lecture notes.