Clinical Chemistry & Immunology II

SCI 8002SEF

Course Guide

SCI 8002SEF

Course Guide

Clinical Chemistry & Immunology II

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Course Coordinator:

Dr Cheung Ka Tik, BSc (ENU), MMedSc (HKU), PhD (PolyU)

Lectures will be scheduled on weekday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays.

SCI 8002SEF is a course designed by the School of Science and Technology for the Postgraduate programme.

Aims

The course aims to provide an advanced knowledge of the principles of clinical chemistry by illustrating metabolism and functions of hormones. Disorders of carbohydrates metabolism, electrolyte balance, blood gas assessment, parathyroid hormone and calcium homeostasis, organ function test, therapeutic drug monitoring, drug abuse testing and the genetic basis of disease hypothalamic will also be investigated. The course will allow students to develop practical skills to carry out clinical studies in given clinical conditions.

Contents

Lectures and seminars on topical issues and advances in the field plus case studies/scenarios will be used. For each case study or scenario, the role of the Clinical Chemistry laboratory in diagnosis and monitoring of the patient with the specific disease or condition will be addressed in depth, covering the pathophysiological background, screening and confirmatory tests (in terms of both analytical techniques and interpretation of results), sample type required, patient preparation, follow-up tests for treatment monitoring and prognosis assessment. The choice of tests and discussion/evaluation of new tests or laboratory equipment/techniques will also be addressed.

Scenarios and topics will change from year to year, reflecting advances in the field and topical issues, but examples are as follows:

The patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
The patient with chronic renal failure
The patient with multiple myeloma
The patient with suspected poisoning
The case of the woman with abdominal pain
The case of the alcoholic patient
The case of the new biomarker for evaluation
The case of persistent hyponatremia in an elderly patient
The case of primary amenorrhea
The case of a complicated pregnancy
The case of a patient with multiple myeloma
The case of Increased β-Globulins in an elderly patient

Assessment

Course assessment includes continuous assessment (50%) and a final examination (50%).

Continuous assessment (weighting 50%)
- Written assignment(s) (weighting 20%)
  Students are required to submit written assignment(s). Written assignment(s) are used to assess students' learning on theoretical knowledge, allowing them to reflect and identify areas for improvement in studying this course.
- Case report(s) (weighting 30%)
  Students are required to submit a case report. The case study will provide students with the opportunity to provide practice in applying knowledge.
Examination (weighting 50%)
The final examination for this course consists of written and practical examinations. The written examination will be a closed book 3-hour examination and the practical examination will be a 3-hour examination to evaluate their performance. The examination covers all topics in the course.

Set book(s)

There are no set books for this course. The following publications will be the main references of study:

Burtis, C. A., Bruns, D. E., Sawyer, B. G., & Tietz, N. W. (2019). Tietz fundamentals of clinical chemistry and molecular diagnostics(8th ed.). Elsevier/Saunders.
Bishop, M. L., Fody, E. P., & Schoeff, L. E. (2022). Clinical chemistry principles, techniques, and correlations. Wolters Kluwer.
Larson, D., Hayden, J., & Hari Nair. (2017). Clinical chemistry: Fundamentals and laboratory techniques. Elsevier/Saunders.