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Area/Catalogue
MEDI 4001

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
010924

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences

Course aim

This course is designed to provide students with a sound understanding of specialised laboratory testing and associated analytical methods and test result interpretation as applied in the current clinical biochemistry laboratory.

Course content

Principles of specialised analytical techniques used in the clinical biochemistry laboratory; proteins in body fluids; cardiac disorders and biomarkers; hormone actions and control of hormone secretions; quality assurance; functional testing of thyroid and adrenal hormones; lipoproteins and lipoproteinaemias; therapeutic drug monitoring, point of care testing, emergency pathology.

Textbook(s)

Bishop ML, Fody EP and Schoeff LE, Clinical Chemistry-Techniques, Principles, Correlations, Current Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
BIOL 3006 Molecular Pathology
MEDI 3012 Transfusion and Haemostasis
MEDI 3002 Histotechnology
MEDI 3006 Clinical Practice A
MEDI 3003 Infectious Diseases
MEDI 3007 Clinical Practice B

Corequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
Group 1
MEDI 4002 Advanced Practice A
MEDI 4003 Advanced Practice B
Group 2
Group 2 for Honours Students only
MEDI 4007 Honours Research Practice A
MEDI 4008 Honours Research Practice B

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture 2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial 1 hour x 13 weeks
Practical 5 hours x 4 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Assignment, Examination, Group tutorial presentation and written summary, Practical Exercises

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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