SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

COURSE SYLLABUS:

BMED450L Clinical Chemistry Lab (1 credit)

Instructor
Lecture Hours
Office Hours
Semester
Note: Office hours will not be used to cover the material missed during the
unexcused absence of the student.
GRADING
The final grade will be based using the following weights:
Midterm
Lab Reports
Lab Evaluation
Final exam

30%
15%
15%
40%

Scheduled
administration

by

University

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course aims to provide a mix of theoretical

knowledge delivered in lecture format combined with continuous development
and assessment of clinical reasoning skills and practical knowledge of Laboratory
techniques. That helps students to gain practical experience in the discipline,
enhance skills, and integrate knowledge in a clinical situation.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: After the completion of this course, students will:
Reinforce their Knowledge in basic chemistry analysis
Perform Laboratory procedures by using the proper techniques
Be able to interpret and discuss abnormal clinical results and to investigate
the correlated human disease

COURSE CO/PREREQUISITE:
BMED 450
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS
The Laboratory manual will be provided by the instructor
REFERENCE BOOKS
Clinical Chemistry, Techniques, principles, correlations, sixth edition, Michael
BISHOP
ATTENDANCE
For legitimate reasons only, a student is allowed to absent him/herself for a
maximum of 1 laboratory session. Absences beyond the specified limit will be
assessed by the Chairman of the Department and may result in an AW or other
disciplinary measures. An unexcused absence from a drop quiz will result in a
zero on that drop quiz. An unexcused absence from an exam will result in a zero
on that exam.
If an illness (yourself or a close family member) causes you to:
1. Miss a laboratory or in-course Test,
2. Hand in an assignment after the deadline,
3. Miss the final exam, or
4. Adversely affects your test / examination performance
You can apply for an Aegrotat Pass (personal illness) or a Compassionate Pass.
Other circumstances will be considered on their individual merits. If an illness or
other personal circumstances adversely affect you during the semester, discuss
this with the teaching staff as soon as possible.
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

No student is allowed to enter into the classroom after 5 minutes of the

commencement of the lecture.
Pin drop silence should be maintained in the classroom. Ill-behavior is
strictly prohibited. A student will be sent out of the classroom if he/she is
found doing a mischief/cross-talk when the lecture is in progress.
Remember, in such cases, that student is marked to have an unexcused
absence from that lecture.
Cheating is prohibited in all exams. Any cheating attempt will result in an F
grade. Please refer to university manual.

Cellular phones are not allowed during lectures, exams or laboratory

sessions.

Lab coats are obligatory

Exam dates are subject to changes, and often do.

The schedule and procedures in this course, as outlined in a provided

manual, are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances
and/or as deemed appropriate by the doctor.

Safety and Lab rules and directions must be strictly respected. Every
student MUST clean his own area and microscope.

Eating, drinking or smoking is strictly prohibited.

UNIVERSITY PEER REVIEW POLICY

This is an LIU policy in which during the semester, all classes will be visited by
instructors either from the same or different departments. This policy helps
instructors figure out ways to improve student educational experiences in class
and eventually their performance.
Make-Up Examination Policy
As per university council decision, a student is eligible for a mid-term or final
examination make-up if and only if he/she had the following incidents:
a. Sickness; proved by hospitalization report; that is; a discharge summary is
necessary.
b. Death in the family proved by a death certificate and personal
identification.
c. Accidents proved by an expert report.
The student must write a petition for a make-up within one week from the
examination date. Regarding the mid-term examination, if approved, the student
writes a mid-term exam with higher level of difficulty.
Attendance Policy
1.Attendance in all classes is required. There are no exceptions to this policy
except in very extenuating circumstances (sickness of such severity that it
prevents the student from attending classes, serious illness or death in the
family). Please note that if you schedule a doctor's or dentist's appointment
during class hours, this is NOT an excused absence. Athletic students (As
identified by the University) will also be excused for documented
games/matches/tournaments etc. It is incumbent on the student to provide
acceptable documentation to substantiate all absences or the absence will be
considered unexcused. Acceptable documentation for excused absences must

be provided no later than one week following the student's return to school.
Documentation submitted after this time will not be considered. It is incumbent
on the student to provide the documentation, the instructor will not ask for it.
Please note that the documentation must state that the student was unable to
attend class during specific dates.
2.Roll will be called in the very beginning of each class. If you arrive after roll has
been called, you will be marked as absent.
3.In any regular semester or summer term, students may miss no more than the
equivalent of five weeks (15 class sessions for courses offered 3 times a week,
10 for courses offered twice a week, and 5 for courses offered once a week.) of
instructions in any registered course and still receive credit for that course. The
number of absences in summer modules is 8 class sessions for courses offered
4 times a week, and 4 class sessions for courses offered twice a week. It should
be well noted that attendance is taken for all class sessions, i.e. from the 1st to
the last, and that excuses of any nature do NOT eliminate an absence
whatsoever. Students who exceed the above limits are automatically given an
(AW) grade in the course by the UMS, and consequently not be allowed to
attend class any longer.
4.If the number of absences exceeds the limits spelled out in item 3 after the
withdrawal deadline, the student will not receive an AW grade, therefore, the
final examination must be written, otherwise, an F grade will be granted.
COURSE OUTLINE BY TOPIC
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Date
Week One

Experiment and topic

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Introduction to the course

Basic separation techniques
Specimen Consideration, types of sample,
specimen processing
Lab safety rules, and equipment
Analytical Techniques,:
Spectrophotometry
turbidity,nephelometry
Electrochemistry (ISE)
Electrophoresis
Chromatography

Week Two

Glucose Determination in Serum and urine.

Ketone bodies determination in urine.
HbA1C

Week Three

Lipid Profile Analysis: Cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and

triglycerides in serum.

Week Four

Determination of creatinine, uric acid, and urea in

serum or urine.

Week Five

Determination of serum protein and

albumin/globulin ratio

Week Six

Midterm November 12th at 14:00

Week Seven

Determination of calcium- phosphates

Week Eight

Liver function tests: Measurement of ALT, AST,

alkaline Phosphatase, Gamma GT and Bilirubin
(T/D) (Pick some depending on reagent availability
and interpretation of all)

Week Nine

Pancreas related tests: Amylase, Lipase.

Week Ten

Electrolytes in blood and urine and osmolality in

blood and urine

Week eleven

Neonatal screening tests

Week twelve

Final Exam

DISCLAIMER: Changes may be performed to the above syllabus without

any prior notification.