مادة دراسية
BCH 472 (Biological Fluids)
Topics Covered |
- Quality control - Collection and management of samples |
Body fluids (types[intracellular and extracellular fluids] and distribution. Electrolytes. Regulation. |
Urine - Anatomy and physiology of nephron - Formation of urine - GFR - Electrolyte balance - Acid-base balance - properties of urine - Normal constituents of urine - Abnormal constituents of urine -Urinalysis (urine screening tests as laboratory diagnostic tools for renal function, hepatic function, blood abnormalities, calculi formation and analysis) |
- Saliva Composition, function, secretion and its control, clinical significance of saliva analysis. |
- Gastric juice Composition, function, secretion, relevance of peptic ulcers and peptic carcinoma. |
- Bile Composition, formation and function. Relevance to digestion |
- Pancreatic juice. Composition and function. |
- Small intestine secretion |
- Large intestine secretion Feces: composition, clinical significance of feces analysis, diagnosis of hepatic, pancreatic and intestinal disease. |
- Cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) Composition and formation Biochemical and other relevant Clinical laboratory tests |
- Aqueous and vitreous fluids Composition and function |
- Tears Composition, function, and secretion |
- Synovial fluids Composition, function and physical properties. |
- Amniotic fluids Composition, analysis for screening genetic disease, pregnancy test |
- Sweat Composition, formation, function |
- Semen Composition and formation Biochemical tests relevant to fertility |
- Human Milk Composition, formation, and properties |
- Sputum Composition and formation Biochemical tests of clinical significance |
- Lymph |