The process of requesting an analysis, the biological material to be tested, as well as the fundaments of interpreting results will be reviewed. This subject group will introduce the fundamentals for realization and interpretation of clinical analysis. Subject Group I: General Principles of Operation of the Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry The classes will cover the following items. Therefore, the topics discussed in this course will focus on the value, limitations and interpretation of the results for rutine biochemical tests, including what is the correct specimen required, how these tests are useful as tools for the detection, diagnosis, and/or monitoring of common diseases. The purpose of this course is to enable a new Pharmacist to extrapolate the general health status of a patient using clinical laboratory test results to:Ī) Provide information to the patient so that he/she can understand their health problem.ī) Guide the patient to a correct method to achieve a speedy recovery.Ĭ) When appropriate, recommend visiting his/her doctor/specialist. Departments: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
