Unit Code: MLS600

Unit Name: Clinical Biochemistry I

Description: The purpose of this course is to provide students with knowledge in laboratory medicine in which chemical and biochemical methods are applied to the study of diseases. Clinical biochemistry is the area of clinical pathology that is generally concerned with biochemical analysis of the bodily fluids. Biochemical tests comprise over one-third of all hospital laboratory investigations and thus this is one of the highly automated departments in clinical pathology. This syllabus encompasses the basic clinical biochemistry of proteins, enzymes, nutrition, cardiovascular disease, lipids and endocrinology. The first year of Clinical Biochemistry focuses more on the basic principles of metabolism and diagnostic technologies and prepares the students for MLS 707.

Learning Target Outcomes:

Prerequisite: Pass in the BMLS Year 1

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 1