LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS

CLASSES

1. Specimen collection /systems/

2. Urine as a diagnostic material

3. Full blood count, ESR /hematology/

4.Diagnosis of coagulation system

5. Water and electrolyte balance and acid-base balance

6. Serology

7. The use of POCT devices and a description the organization of cooperation between laboratory and specialist clinics or family medicine clinic and dandling of FFS patients

LECTURES

1. Place of laboratory diagnostics in the diagnosis of patient. 2. Organization of the diagnostic laboratory. 3. The

types of diagnostic material. 4. Downloading of material. 5. Effects of changes in physiological conditions on the

concentration of the analytes. 6. Causes of diagnostic errors and difficulties in interpreting the results. 7.

Diagnosis of blood, urine, CSF, saliva.

SEMINARS

I. 1. Laboratory diagnostics of the liver diseases

a. the function of the liver

b. laboratory tests connected with the function of the liver

c. changes of the laboratory tests results in liver diseases

2. Laboratory diagnostics of CSF

II. 1. Laboratory diagnostics of the pancreas diseases:

a. the function of the pancreas

b. laboratory tests connected with the function of pancreas

c. changes of the laboratory tests results in pancreatic diseases

2. Laboratory diagnostics of the genital system disease (ovaries, testicles, prostate).

III. 1. Laboratory diagnostics of the thyroid disease:

a. the function of the thyroid

b. laboratory tests connected with the function of the thyroid

c. changes of the laboratory tests results in the thyroid diseases

2. Laboratory diagnostics of cardiovascular system.

IV. 1. Laboratory diagnostics of the urinary system:

a. the function of the urinary system

b. laboratory tests connected with the urinary system

c. changes of the laboratory tests results in urinary system disease

2. Laboratory diagnostics of body fluid.

V. 1. Laboratory diagnostics of the endocrine system (the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland)

a. the function of the endocrine system

b. laboratory tests connected with the endocrine system

c. changes of the laboratory tests results in the endocrine system disease

2. Laboratory diagnostics of the bone diseases.