Syllabus
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Course Code: BCH-306 Course Name: Clinical Diagnostics in Health and Disease |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Introduction to health and disease; General biochemical test: Blood group, Hb, total cell count, differential cell count (TLC and DLC), ESR, Bleeding time, clotting time, Urine analysis (protein, sugar and pigments), blood sugar, GTT and acetylated Hb. General microbiological tests: culture and sensitivity (urine and blood) tests. Biochemical tests in clinical medicine– diagnostic tests and their clinical significance: Liver function tests: SGOT, SGPT, ALP;Kidney function tests: Urea and creatinine; Cardiac function tests: blood pressure, lipid profile – HDL-c, LDL-c, total cholesterol, triglycerides, electrolytes;lung function tests. |
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| 2 | Molecular diagnosis of viral diseases: HIV (I and II), H1N1, Chickungunya, Dengue, viral hepatitis (B and C). Diagnosis of infectious diseases: tuberculosis, cholera, Typhoid and malaria; TORCH – panel; Infection in pregnancy; microscopic examination of body fluids, ELISA and PCR tests. |
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