ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 49.5 Hours of tutorials: 1.5 Expository Class: 12 Interactive Classroom: 12 EEES Clinics: 3 Total: 78
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Areas: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Center Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
As Clinical Biochemistry is a discipline that applies knowledge of basic biochemistry and analytical chemistry to the medical diagnosis, to the treatment and to the management of patients, it has to provide an objective base to assess the biochemical consequences of a particular pathological process and the response to the therapy, so that the main objectives will be:
- To know the origin and control of the biological and physiological variability of the biochemical data.
- To know the use of the results of the clinical biochemistry in the diagnosis and management of the usual medical diseases.
- To know the biochemical bases and the clinical meaning, of the great part of the tests done in a routine way with serum/plasma and other body fluids at a laboratory of clinical biochemistry.
- To provide the basic theoretical knowledge and the experimental and interpretative abilities, so that a graduate of medicine can use correctly the clinical analysis.
Several points of interes will be presented during expository-class sections and interactive seminars:
- Phases of analytical determinations: Causes of variation in pre-obtaining, obtaining and post-obtaining biological samples.
- Acid-base balance assessment. Blood gases.
- Assessment of electrolyte balance.
- Kidney function assessment.
- Assessment of liver function and integrity.
- Plasma proteins: clinical applications
- Diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes mellitus
- Dyslipidemia assessment.
- Cardiac markers: clinical applications
- Tumour markers: clinical applications.
Basic Bibliography:
- Principios de Bioquímica Clínica y Patología Molecular. Álvaro González Hernández. 3ª ed. Elsevier -2019.
- Tietz Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics. Rifai N, Horvath A, Wittwer C. 8ª ed. Elsevier-2019.
- Bioquímica clínica. Texto y atlas en color. Murphy, Michael. 6ª edición. Elsevier-2020
Complementary Bibliography:
- Balcells. La clínica y el laboratorio. J.M. Prieto Valtueña, J.R. Yuste Ara. 23 edición. Elsevier-2019
- Henry’s Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 23rd Ed. Richard A. McPherson & Matthew R. Pincus. Elsevier-Saunders, 2017.
- Interpretación clínica de pruebas diagnósticas. L.V, Rao, L. Michael Snyder. 11ª edición. Wolters Kluwer 2020.
Web Lab Tests Online: www.labtestonline.es
The subject has to provide knowledge enough so the future graduate of medicine is able to:
- To develop a critical appreciation of the role of the biochemical data in the diagnosis and management of the disease.
- To know the biochemical base of the disease.
- To assess critically the analytical variations that can affect to the generation of the clinical biochemical data.
- To interpret the meaning of the biochemical results.
- To join with reasoned knowledge to the procedures and protocols designed by the clinical laboratory for the obtaining of the most reliable and representative results of the patient’s state.
- To ask adequately for the most suitable analytical tests in each phase of the diagnosis, treatment and management of the patients.
Expository teaching:
Expository teaching is designed to enhance the independent learning of students. In the lectures the teacher will present and explain the most important aspects of each topic, helping students to achieve the objectives of the subject. In this teaching they will be used blackboard, audiovisual media, and virtual resources (USC Virtual Campus), together with other means that the teacher may consider appropriate to facilitate the teaching process.
Interactive teaching:
There will be seminars and labs on topics related to the theoretical content of the subject and clinical aspects will be also discussed. The teacher will lead and guide the student in the learning process. In this teaching they will be used blackboard, audiovisual media, virtual resources (USC Virtual Campus), and laboratories, together with other means that the teacher may consider appropriate to facilitate the teaching process. The practical sessions will take place in very small groups of students in the Central Laboratory of the CHUS
Tutorials:
This activity will be used for the clarification of doubts related to the theoretical and practical contents of the subject. This activity will make use of video, computers, and other resources that the teacher seems appropriate.
The evaluation will consist of three parts: final exam, evaluation of the laboratory practical part and evaluation of the interactive classes (seminars).
The final exam will represent 80% of the final grade (maximum of 8 points). This final exam may include multiple choice questions and/or short questions, covering all aspects related to the contents of the subject. The student must demonstrate in the exam an adequate knowledge of each part of the subject. It will be necessary to obtain a minimum of 4 points in the final exam (out of a maximum of 8) to assess the remaining two parts.
The clinical practical part will represent 10% of the final grade (maximum of 1 point). For its evaluation, questions may be formulated in the theoretical knowledge test and the attitude and work developed by the student in the laboratory will be taken into account. Attendance at practices is mandatory in order to pass the subject. The qualification of the practices will be maintained during the two following academic years.
The interactive classes (seminars) will represent 10% of the final grade (maximum of 1 point). This assessment will be done through regular checks of student learning, attendance, and student participation in scheduled activities.
To pass the evaluation the student must obtain a minimum of 4 points (out of a maximum of 8 points) in the final exam and a minimum of 5 points (out of a maximum of 10) in the sum of the final exam and the notes corresponding to the clinical practical part and the interactive classes. In addition, as indicated above, attendance at practices is mandatory in order to pass the subject.
In cases in which the fraudulent performance of exercises and assessment tests is detected, the provisions of the “Regulations for the evaluation of student academic performance and review of grades” will be applied.
* Exhibitions: 22 hours
* Interactive: 3 hours
* Clinical practices: 3 hours
* Tutorials: 0.5 hours
* Autonomous study: 46,5 hours
Total volume of work: 75 hours
Attendance at all classroom activities relating to the teaching of the subject.
Monitoring and periodic reading of texts and other materials recommended by the teacher.
Use of tutorials to solve any doubts the student may have in relation to the covered contents.
Students will focus their study on the understanding of the concepts given and their application in the medical field.
A frequent visit to the Virtual Campus is recommended as a means of communication between the teacher and the student. This way you will be able to be informed of the novelties of the subject and access all the documentation that the professors make available to you.
Maria Dolores Vazquez Illanes
Coordinador/a- Department
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Area
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Phone
- 881812335
- mdolores.vazquez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Javier Rodriguez Garcia
- Department
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Area
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- javier.rodriguez.garcia [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: LOU (Organic Law for Universities) Associate Professor of Health Sciences
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| 10:30-11:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | R.N.S.-Classroom 1 |
| 11:30-12:30 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Spanish | R.N.S.-Classroom 2 |
| Wednesday | |||
| 10:30-11:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | R.N.S.-Classroom 1 |
| 11:30-12:30 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Spanish | R.N.S.-Classroom 2 |
| Thursday | |||
| 10:30-11:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | R.N.S.-Classroom 1 |
| 11:30-12:30 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Spanish | R.N.S.-Classroom 2 |
| Friday | |||
| 10:30-11:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | R.N.S.-Classroom 1 |
| 11:30-12:30 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Spanish | R.N.S.-Classroom 2 |
| 05.26.2025 16:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | R.N.S.-Classroom 1 |
| 05.26.2025 16:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | R.N.S.-Classroom 2 |
| 05.26.2025 16:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | R.N.S.-Classroom 3 |
| 05.26.2025 16:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | R.N.S.-Classroom 4 |
| 05.26.2025 16:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | R.N.S.-Main Hall |
| 06.25.2025 12:30-14:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | R.N.S.-Classroom 1 |
| 06.25.2025 12:30-14:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | R.N.S.-Classroom 2 |
| 06.25.2025 12:30-14:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | R.N.S.-Classroom 3 |
| 06.25.2025 12:30-14:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | R.N.S.-Classroom 4 |
| 06.25.2025 12:30-14:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | R.N.S.-Main Hall |