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