310492 (v.1) Clinical Biochemistry 331

Area:

School of Biomedical Sciences

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

7.0

** 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 3 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 4 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

8054 (v.9) Clinical Biochemistry 232 or any previous version
AND
302426 (v.2) Histopathology 232 or any previous version
AND
302431 (v.1) Haematology 232 or any previous version
AND
302436 (v.2) Immunobiology 232 or any previous version
AND
302477 (v.2) Clinical Microbiology 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 radio-isotopes, and the physico-chemical principles underlying clinical biochemistry tests/techniques such as chromatography, enzymology, electrophoresis, fluorimetry, nephelometry and 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:

010913 Human Biology

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

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
2007	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