Academic staff

Giuseppe Lippi , Dott.ssa Laura Pighi

Referent

Giuseppe Lippi

Credits

5

Language

Italiano

Class attendance

Free Choice

Location

VERONA

Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

At the end of the course the student will be able to apply choices and paths based on probabilistic criteria, usefulness and risk-benefit to the diagnostic process, being able to critically evaluate the Evidence-Based Medicine criteria (EBM). He/She will learn the value of Clinical Biochemistry on the diagnostic and therapeutic clinical decision making. The student will be finally able to guide the appropriate choice of laboratory tests and to correctly interpret their results, taking into account both interfering variables and confounding factors.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Course registration

Program

At the end of the course the student:
1) Will know the general interpretation of the laboratory test criteria based on concepts of normality, reference intervals, analytical and biological variability intra- and interindividual. Will be able to interpret the diagnostic value of laboratory tests: specificity, sensitivity, positive and negative predictive value.
2) Will know the basic principles of laboratory methods in pre-analytical phase (sampling, processing and storage of samples), in the analytical phase (basic principles and implementation of the most important laboratory techniques), and post-analytical phase (collection, processing and reporting of data, quality control).
3) Will know the meaning underlying pathophysiological alterations of laboratory indices, and will integrate these changes with signs and symptoms detected clinically by history and physical examination to arrive at an interpretation of the most important diagnostic clinical syndromes.
4) Based on the pathophysiological significance and clinical laboratory test will recognize the motivations of test requests, the logic and semiologic value of individual tests in typical clinical cases.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

In-person lessons, unless otherwise indicated by the University bodies. Students who are in isolation due to testing positive for Covid will be provided with recordings of the lessons. Calendar of lessons: SEMINARS SPECIALTY SCHOOLS – DOCTORATES – Prof. Giuseppe Lippi (Clinical Biochemistry) Analysis Laboratory Room – Borgo Rome Hospital • 29 January 2024; 2.00pm-4.00pm: Introduction to Biomarkers • 5 February 2024; 2.00pm-4.00pm: Physiological haemostasis • 12 February 2024; 2.00pm-4.00pm: Diagnosis of venous thrombosis • 19 February 2024; 2.00pm-4.00pm: Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction • 26 February 2024; 2.00pm-4.00pm: Diagnosis of sepsis • 4 March 2024; 2.00pm-4.00pm: Anemias • 18 March 2024; 2.00pm-5.00pm: Clinical biochemistry of physical exercise

Learning assessment procedures

In-person oral exam on all program topics. In the event of new health emergencies, the exam will be delivered in oral form using the Zoom platform. The test potentially concerns all the topics in the program given to the student at the beginning of the course.

Assessment

Knowledge of the topics covered in class and the degree of in-depth study of the topics are assessed.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

According to the Commission's indications

Scheduled Lessons