Introduction to Laboratory Diagnostics
Einführung in die Labordiagnostik
5 CPSummerEN
Contents
• Introduction to laboratory medicine: • Preanalysis • Analytical basics and techniques • Post-analytics • Laboratory medicine with emphasis on specific metabolism (lipids, nucleic acids, proteins, trace elements) • Laboratory medicine with focus on specific systems (immune system, exocrine system, endocrine system, neoplasia) • Laboratory medicine with emphasis on specific organs (liver and bile ducts, intestines, kidneys and urinary tract) • Development of strategies for personalized medicine • Definition of a biomarker, definition of biomarker panels • Comparison of strategies of personalised medicine with conventional medicine
Learning outcomes
The aim of the module is to familiarize students with the concepts of laboratory medicine, which focus on screening, diagnosis, risk assessment and therapy monitoring and include tools for routine laboratory diagnostics. In lectures that introduce the basics of laboratory medicine, students are enabled to understand the concept and principles of laboratory medicine. Subsequently, the students will deepen their knowledge of pathophysiology and pathobiochemistry of diseases with a view to characterising the diseases using laboratory medical instruments. In lectures, students learn the methodology of the analytical tools commonly used in laboratory medicine and discuss selected methods in seminars to deepen their understanding. The student learns the specific analytical tools focused on related diseases and students should be able to select analytical tools related to screening, risk assessment, diagnosis and monitoring. Upon completion of the module, students should be able to interpret analytical results for disease screening, risk assessment, diagnosis and monitoring and discuss the results with the applicant. Students should be able to understand and work with the scientific literature of laboratory medicine. Students should be able to design and interpret their own studies of laboratory medicine. A special aspect will be the area of personalised medicine. Personalised medicine distinguishes itself by classifying individuals on the basis of information about genetic, molecular and cellular properties in order to define individual therapies. It comprises products and services based on biomarker-based diagnostics and therapy for small patient groups. The students learn about personalised medicine ideas and learn how medical progress can lead to the scientific and technical development of new diagnostics and therapies, especially on the basis of genome and post-genome research.
Assessment
Written examination (120 min)
Literature (1)
- Will be announced during the lecture.
Remarks
re-examination oral (30 min)
Source: BTU's module description · retrieved 28 Sep 2026Original