| Enzymes as analytical reagents. Principles of diagnostic enzymes with emphasis on specific enzymes. Enzymes in myocardial infarction. Isoenzymes. Metabolic disorders. Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism: diabetes mellitus, glycohaemoglobin, hypoglycaemia. Tolerance tests. Urinary sugars. Ketone bodies. Maldigestion, malabsorption and related disorders involving carbohydrates. Diagnostic tests for lipoprotein disorders. Biochemical tests for gastric, pancreatic and intestinal function. Clinical presentation and lab diagnosis of gastric, pancreatic and intestinal diseases. Renal function and non-protein nitrogen metabolism. Urinary and faecal pigments. Porphyrins, haemoglobin and related compounds. Cerebrospinal fluid. Determination of glucose in body fluids-Hormone types, including protein and steroid hormones and control or hormone secretion. Molecular modes of actions or hormones. Function of specific hormones and endocrine organs in health and disease. Hormonal control of calcium homeostasis. Endocrine aspects of reproduction, pregnancy, infertility and menopause. Basic embryology. Hormone replacement therapy. Autoimmune endocrine diseases. Methods of determination or cortisol, aldosterone, 11-deoxycortisol, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, corticosteroids. Thyroid function. Methods or determination of thyroxine, T3, TBG, T3 uptake, FTI, TSH. Nutrition and health: aspects of nutrition and dietary requirements. Vitamins: molecular modes of action in health and disease. Essential trace elements. |
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Email: r.hossenbux@uom.ac.mu |
