The module introduces the student to:-
Clinical / Biochemical
- Carbohydrates and diabetes, mechanisms of insulin action, classification of diabetes, investigation and treatment of diabetes, assessment of diabetic control, complications of diabetes, hyperosmolar coma, ketoacidosis, hypoglycaemia
- Lipid metabolism hyperlipidaemia investigation and treatment
Analytical
Methods of protein separation, principles of dry chemistry, laboratory assessment of abnormal lipid metabolism, ultracentrifugation, apolipoprotein estimation
- Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of glucose metabolism and how it is disordered in Diabetes
- Evaluate the laboratory’s role in screening, diagnosis, monitoring and management of diabetes mellitus and insulin-resistant syndromes
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the causes of Diabetic complications
- Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the structure and function of lipids and their role as risk factors
- Evaluate the laboratory’s role in the investigation of hyperlipidaemia and CHD risk assessment
- Discuss myeloma, haematological malignancies and the investigation of paraproteinaemia
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the principles and practice of an agreed range of analytical methods.
