CHEM 731- Advanced Clinical Chemistry Lecture

Course Syllabus - Fall 2005

Instructor: Dr. Patricia Pleban, Rm 203, Alfriend Chemistry, 683-4085, email: ppleban@odu.edu. Office hours by appointment.

Time & Place: 4 - 5: 35 pm, W, Rm 200 Alfriend Chemistry Bldg

Text: Burtis CA & Ashwood ER, Editors. Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry, 5th Edition. Saunders Publishing Co., Philadelphia, 2001.

Date & Topic

September 7th: Physiology & Disorders of Water, Electrolytes & Acid-Base Metabolism (Part V, Section 35)

September 14th: Physiology & Disorders of Water, Electrolytes & Acid-Base Metabolism, cont'd. Renal Function (Part V, Section 34)

September 21st: Renal Function, cont'd. Liver Function (Part V, Section 36).

September 28th: Liver Function, cont'd. Take-home exam 1(covers through liver function)

October 5th: Pituitary Function (Part V, Section 39), Thyroid Function (Part V, Section 40) take-home exam 1 due

October 12th: Thyroid Function, cont'd, Diabetes Mellitus (part IV, pp.435 - 459)

October 19th: Gastric, Pancreatic, & Intestinal Function (Part V, Section 37), Adrenocortical Function (Part V, Section 41)

October 26th: Cardiac Function (Part V, Section 33)

November 2nd: Take-home Exam 2 (covers through cardiac function)

November 9th: Mineral & Bone Metabolism (Part V, Section 38), take-home exam 2 due

November 16th: Reproductive Endocrine Function (Part V, Section 42), Pregnancy (Part V, Section 43)
November 22nd (Tuesday, 9:30 - 11 am)No class Nov. 23rd): Inherited Disease (Part V, Section 44)

November 30th: Nutritional Assessment, Therapy & Monitoring (Part V, Section 45)

December 7th: Clinical Toxicology & TDM (Part IV, Sections 31 & 32)

December 9th: Take-home exam 3 (covers through clinical toxicology & TDM)

December 15th: Take-home exam 3 due by 12 pm.

Your course grade will be based on the average score of Exams 1, 2 & 3.