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Medical Biochemistry
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:10.08.2023 14:13:59
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | CFUBK_045 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Medical Biochemistry | Target Audience: | Nursing Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ināra Nokalna | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Human Physiology and Biochemistry | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, cfbk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061550 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 1 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Organic chemistry and biology at the secondary school level. State language knowledge. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Promote the acquisition of knowledge about the human body's chemical structure, the ongoing metabolic processes and their regulation possibilities. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to biochemistry. Biomedically important proteins. Enzymes | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Bioenergetics. Metabolism of carbohydrates | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Lipid metabolism | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Amino acid metabolism | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Enzyme classification. Vitamins. Enzymes | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 6 | Seminar: Carbohydrates as an energy source | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 7 | Colloquium: Enzymes. Carbohydrate metabolism | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 8 | Seminar: Fat as an energy source. Ketones. Cholesterol Foundation | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 9 | Seminar: Amino acid metabolism | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| 10 | Colloquium: Lipid metabolism. Amino acid metabolism | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent learning of theoretical topics through sources, such as scientific books, publications. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | • Participation in practical classes, problem solving; • Writing, tests during semester; • Final examination: after the completion of the course, the THEORETICAL TEST is written, which covers the acquired topics. Rating: passed / failed. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After successful completion of the course the student will be able to: • characterize the enzyme activities and their relation to vitamins; • define the main principles of bioenergetics and metabolism, their regulation options; • assess the importance of biochemical results in diagnostics. | ||||||||
| Skills: | After course student will apply the acquired theoretical knowledge into practice and will be able to explain the processes occurring in the body: • how the body can get energy from the glucose and how the glucose reserves formation process happens, as well as glucose synthesis with shortage of carbohydrates; • how body gets energy from fat and how the process of fat regeneration happens, what is the role of cholesterol, formation process of ketone bodies and how to prevent it; • how amino acids get into organism, their usage. Will be able to analyze the biochemical methods results and evaluate their importance. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The student will be able to apply the acquired knowledge of the chemical processes ongoing in the body; their integration and regulation. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Organiskā ķīmija ar ievirzi bioķīmijā. Metodiskais materiāls studentiem. RSU, 2018. | ||||||||
| 2 | R.K. Murry, D.K. Granner, D.A.Mayes, U.W. Rodnee. Harper's Biochemistry Lange Medical Publications, 2018. | ||||||||
| 3 | e- studijas RSU. | ||||||||
| 4 | Ārvalstu studentiem/ For international students: | ||||||||
| 5 | R.K. Murry, D.K. Granner, D.A.Mayes, U.W. Rodnee. Harper's Biochemistry Lange Medical Publications, 2018. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | PUB MED | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | R.A. Harvey, D.R. Ferrier. Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series), 2010: 544. | ||||||||
