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Module Name
Module Code
Lecture Hrs
Practical Hrs
Credits
Clinical Biochemistry
BMS3131
30
30
3

Description
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.
Faculty Department
FACULTY OF SCIENCE Department of Health & Medical Sciences
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: RAINA FERHANA HOSSENBUX
Telephone: 4037400
Email: r.hossenbux@uom.ac.mu
 

 


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