Biochemistry and Infection in Medical Practice
| Keywords |
| Classification |
Keyword |
| OFICIAL |
Medicine |
Instance: 2020/2021 - 2S
Cycles of Study/Courses
| Acronym |
No. of Students |
Study Plan |
Curricular Years |
Credits UCN |
Credits ECTS |
Contact hours |
Total Time |
| MIM |
111 |
Official Study Plan |
2 |
- |
3 |
28 |
81 |
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Not all knowledge of biochemistry and microbiology is applied in medicine. In fact, medicine selects only the knowledge that is useful in the practice of the profession, in particular in the diagnosis, follow-up and treatment of the disease. This course will focus on knowledge of biochemistry and microbiology that are effectively useful for understanding disease, and infection in particular.
More important than knowing the detail of the Krebs cycle, is to understand the significance of disease markers that can be detected in blood or in organic liquids.
More important to know the molecular matabolism of bacteria, it is interesting to know how the bacteria that cause disease, and only these bacteria, can be detected and combated.
In the biochemical component of these disciplines the following molecules will be treated as glucose, albumin, cholesterol, creatinine, amylase, triglycerides, HDL and LDL, urea, uric acid, bilirubin, transaminases, troponins, myoglobin, C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, lipase, gastrin, glycated hemoglobin, PSA, etc.
In the microbiological component of this discipline the following infectious agents will be treated: influenza virus, papillomavirus, adenovirus, hepatitis virus, herpes virus, prions, bacteriophages, streptococci, staphylococci, mycobacteria, escheria coli, gram positive and negative, vibrio of cholera, treponema, parasites, fungi, etc.
Learning outcomes and competences
Students will gain an overview of the practical methods used in clinical medicine to diagnose and monitor various diseases and infections in particular using biochemical markers of blood and organic liquids as well as methods in microbiology.
Students will be asked to solve clinical interpretation exercises in which presented values of biochemical markers of hypothetical patients.
Empirical clinical pictures of common infections for student interpretation will also be presented.
Working method
Presencial
Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)
Not applied.
Program
1. Carbohydrate molecules used as biochemical markers of human disease.
2. Lipid molecules used as biochemical markers of human disease.
3. Protein molecules used as biochemical markers of human disease.
4. Disease markers of various human corpop appliances.
5. Markers of cancer disease.
6. Most common bacterial infections and their molecular and immunological markers.
7. Most common viral infections and their molecular and immunological markers.
8. Parasitic infections and infestations and their molecular and immunological markers.
9. Common tropical diseases and their molecular and immunological markers.
Mandatory literature
Klaus Dose;
Bioquimica. ISBN: 3-540-40017-6
Complementary Bibliography
vários; Bioquímica e Microbiologia Médica
Teaching methods and learning activities
Lectures based in PowerPoints.
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation with final exam
Assessment Components
| Designation |
Weight (%) |
| Teste |
100,00 |
| Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
| Designation |
Time (hours) |
| Estudo autónomo |
25,00 |
| Total: |
25,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Presence in 75% of the lectures.
Calculation formula of final grade
The final grade results from the classification in the test of 30 multiple-choice questions, as referred above.
Examinations or Special Assignments
Not applied.
Internship work/project
Not applied.
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
Multiple choice test of 30 questions as referred above.
Classification improvement
Multiple choise test with 30 questions as referred above.
Observations
Nothing to add.