Courses Handbook 2010

311412 (v.1) Clinical Biochemistry 335


Area: School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 311410 (v.1) Clinical Biochemistry 234
OR
8054 (v.9) Clinical Biochemistry 232 or any previous version
Syllabus: This unit covers the biochemical investigation of abnormalities in electrolyte, carbohydrate, cholesterol, calcium, haem, and porphyrin metabolism; biochemical markers of cardiac, pancreatic and liver function and/or damage. In the specific context of analytical techniques, lectures and practicals cover quality control, use of radioisotopes, and the physicochemical principles underlying clinical biochemistry tests/techniques such as chromatography, enzymology, electrophoresis, fluorimetry, nephelometryand turbidimetry, and ligand binding assays (for example, immuno and receptor assays).
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 019901 Medical Science
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Supplemental
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2010 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Curtin Search Curtin Site Index