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About Study Course

ECTS:13.05
Course supervisor:Jeļena Storoženko
Study type:Full time
Course level:Doctor
Target audience:Medicine
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical medicine; Medicinal Biochemistry

Objective

To prepare laboratory doctors capable of conducting clinical chemistry and coagulogic examinations using clinical chemistry laboratory equipment and procedures. To obtain knowledge about clinical chemistry and coagulogic examination methods, interpretation of indicators, critical values and their meaning in the selection of further examination tactics. To master internal and external quality control principles in clinical chemistry and coagulogy – calibration curves, control cards, their evaluation criteria.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.- to describe principles of operation of clinical chemistry equipment;
- to evaluate changes in biochemical and coagulogical indicators;
- to characterise hydrocarbon metabolism, norm and pathology;
- to characterise nitrogen metabolism, norm and pathology;
- to characterise lipid metabolism, norm and pathology;
- to create and evaluate calibration curves, control cards.

Skills

1.- to conduct clinical routine biochemical tests using biochemical analysers;
- to determine coagulation indicators;
- to conduct quality control tests for biochecmical and coagulogical analysers;
- to determine protein fractures using electrophoresis method;
- to evaluate biochemical and coagulation profile indicators.

Competence

1.Examination of a biological material to determine physiological properties and pathological processes in a human body in order to perform differential diagnostics of different diseases and to ensure the quality of examinations.