Occupational therapy

Introduction to Laboratory Medicine: Factors influencing laboratory data How blood samples are taken Handling and storage of biological samples Reliability of an analytical result Blood and its components, haematopoiesis, erythropoiesis, iron transport and laboratory analysis to detect iron deficiency, interpretation of blood count, anaemias and diagnostic approach to anaemias Haemostasis Serum proteins and their diagnostic significance. Basics of the structure, properties and metabolism of amino acids and plasma proteins Basics of the structure, properties and metabolism of glucose. Determination and evaluation of blood glucose Basics of the structure, properties and metabolism of cholesterol, triglycerides and lipoproteins.

Biochimica clinica e medicina di laboratorio (M.Ciaccio) e slides provided during lessons

Obbligatoria (66%)

Written multiple-choice test and oral test

Lectures will be conducted in Italian, with the support of slides