Clinical ChemistryLaajuus (10 ECTS)

Objective

The student
• understands the purpose of clinical chemistry laboratory examinations in the diagnostics of human functions and monitoring of treatments
• is able to link key metabolic reactions and their regulatory systems with various clinical chemistry laboratory tests
• understands the clinical significance of examinations
• is able to carry out the most common clinical chemistry tests, and explain the principles of the methods used the measuring methods, and understands the relevant concepts
• is able to use and service clinical chemistry testing devices and identify the principles of automated working
• is able to recognise cells and particles in urine
• understands the significance of pre-analytics and quality in the laboratory testing process
• understands patient safety as part of clinical chemistry
• understands the principles of quality assurance and is able to act accordingly
• is able to explain and assess laboratory test results
• identifies the principles of sustainable development in laboratory work and is able to act accordingly in clinical chemistry laboratory work.

Content

• Key protein, enzyme, carbohydrate, lipid and nitrogenous waste tests
• Key tests for medications and narcotics
• Fluid and electrolyte balance tests
• Acid-base balance
• Vitamins and micronutrients
• Urine particles and cells
• Significance of pre-analytical factors
• Method and measurement principles
• Photometry, chromatography, electrometry, ECLIA
• Enzymatic and immunoturbidometric methods
• Quality assurance
• Sustainable development in a chemical laboratory

Qualifications

Pre-analytics 1& 2, Clinical Practice 1 at Health Care Laboratories 1, Physics in Laboratory Work, Mathematics in Laboratory Work, Chemistry, Methods in Laboratory Work, Cell Biology, Biochemistry.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment: 1-5
For assessment criteria, see the attachment.
The assessment criteria for advanced level are applied.

Further information

Theory 3 ECTS
Practice 7 ECTS