BCH 376 Analysis of Biological Fluids

 
Course title and code:  Analysis of biological fluid (BCH 376)
Credit hours:          3 (2 + 1)
Objective: The students get important knowledge about types and distribution of body fluids. Like Urine: Formation, normal and abnormal constituents and their role in diagnosis of renal, hepatic and blood diseases. Digestive tract secretions: saliva, bile, pancreatic juice, faces and their relevance to laboratory diagnosis of some intestinal diseases. Sweat analysis. Amniotic fluid and its relevance to some genetic diseases. Composition, function and physical properties of semen, milk, lymph, CSF, synovial fluid, tears, aqueous humor and serous fluids. Biochemical diagnostic tests related to these fluids

Topics

Quality control in laboratory analysis

Types and distribution of body fluids

Urine: Formation, anatomy and physiology of nephrons, renal threshold. Normal and abnormal physical properties. Normal and abnormal constituents. Electrolyte balance. Urine screening tests as laboratory diagnostic tools for renal function, hepatic functions.

Saliva: Composition, functions, secretion and its control. Clinical significance of saliva analysis

Gastric juice: Composition, functions, secretion. Bile: Composition, formation and function. Relevance to digestion, Pancreatic juice and duodenal content: Composition and function.

Faces: Composition, clinical significance of faces analysis; diagnosis of hepatic, pancreatic and intestinal disease

Sweat: Composition, formation, function.

Amniotic fluid: Composition, analysis for screening of genetic diseases. Pregnancy tests.

Semen: Composition and formation. Biochemical tests relevant to fertility.

Milk: Composition, formation and properties

Lymph; Composition, formation and relevance to blood

CSF: Composition and formations. Biochemical and other relevant clinical laboratory tests

Synovial fluid: Composition, function and physical properties. Clinical significance in testing for arthritis

Sputum: Composition and formation. Biochemical tests of clinical significance

Pericardial, pleural and peritoneal fluids

Aqueous and vitreous fluids: Composition and function.