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MEDICINA DI LABORATORIO E DIAGNOSTICA INTEGRATA - channel 1

Teaching Staff

LIVIA MANZELLA - Module Clinical Pathology - MED/05 - 2 CFU
VITTORIO CALABRESE - Module BIOCHIMICA CLINICA - BIO/12 - 2 CFU
MARIA ANTONIETTA TOSCANO - Module Clinical Microbiology - MED/07 - 2 CFU

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Detailed Course Content

• Clinical Pathology
  

  Laboratory analysis: definition, typology

  Collection and conservation of biological samples

  Preanalytical, analytical and biological variability

  Complete blood count test

  Plasma proteins and electrophoresis

  Hemostasis test

  Blood groups and compatibility testing

  Urine analysis and functional kidney test

  The functional liver test

  Diabetes: diagnosis and follow up test

  Myocardial Infraction test

  Autoimmune disease test

  Cerebrospinal liquor

  Tumoral Markers

• Clinical Microbiology
  

  The micro-organisms which cause infection and infectious diseases: concept of pathogenicity and virulence

  Human microbial flora

  Infectious diseases and host-related infections

  Trasmission of infectious diseases abnd modality of transmission

  Host predisponing condition for infections

  Elements of Microbiological Diagnosis: direct and indirect tests

  Microbial isolation in Laboratory practice.

  Choosing of the most suitable samples for diagnosis

  Principles, aims and interpretation of the Antibiogramma

  Elements of virological diagnostic methods: direct and indirect tests.

  Viral isolation, selection of most suitable samples and methods to preserve and keep them

  Eye infections and diagnostic methods

  Infections of the CNS and diagnostic methods

  Upper respiratory tract infections and diagnostic methods

  Lower respiratory tract infections and diagnostic methods

  Cardiovascular infection, sepsis, bacteremia, and diagnostic methods

  Gastrointestinal tract infections and toxic food infections: diagnostic methods

  Liver infections and diagnostic methods

  Urinary tract infections and diagnostic methods

  Sexually transmitted infections and diagnostic methods

  Female gynaecological infections and diagnostic methods

  Infections in pregnancy: diagnosis of TORCH agents

  Sexually transmitted infections and laboratory diagnosis methods

  Skin, soft tissue infections and laboratory diagnosis methods

  Microbiological control of hospital infections

  Immunocompromised host infections

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Textbook Information

• Clinical Pathology
  

  1. Sacchetti L., Cavalcanti P. et. al. Medicina di laboratorio e diagnostica genetica. Sorbona

  2. Laposata M. Medicina di Laboratorio. Piccin

  3. Antonozzi I. Medicina di Laboratorio. Piccin

  4. Federici G. Medicina di Laboratorio. Mc Graw-Hill Companies

  5. Balestrieri et al. Diagnostica Molecolare nella Medicina di Laboratorio. Piccin

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