Courses & Units

Clinical Chemistry 3 (Endocrinology) CXA353

Restricted to students enrolled in M3G, M3H, M6G or M7B.

Introduction

Endocrinology is a specialised area of study in Clinical Chemistry and investigates the hormonal control mechanisms and regulation of metabolism and growth within the body. The study of endocrinology builds on many topics studied previously in Clinical Chemistry 1 and 2. The purpose of CXA353 is to provide you with the knowledge and interpretive skills to conduct and interpret laboratory analyses in the study of normal and dysfunctional endocrine syndromes. The unit prepares you to be able to work in a specialised endocrinology laboratory and extensively utilises clinical case studies to contextualise learning.

Summary

Unit name	Clinical Chemistry 3 (Endocrinology)
Unit code	CXA353
Credit points	12.5
College/School	College of Health and Medicine School of Health Sciences
Discipline	Health Sciences
Coordinator	Doctor Jeff Beckett
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Advanced

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Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate a sound knowledge of Endocrinology.
Apply the knowledge obtained for the interpretation of case studies.
Critically asses the clinical relevance of results obtained in the laboratory.
Communicate in a scientific manner.
Apply the interpretive skills necessary to make accurate conclusions when assessing the results of hormone assays.

Fee Information

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Requisites

Prerequisites

CXA251

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Tutorial – 2 hours (weekly) or 3-hr laboratory/case study session (alternate weeks) (13 weeks)
Assessment	Journal Presentation (10%)\|Case Studies (15%)\|Quiz (15%)\|Immunoassay Platform Review (20%)\|Examination (40%)
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Textbooks

Required	Melmed, S., Polonsky, K., et al Ed. 2016 Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, 13th Edition. Saunders. ISBN 978-1-4377-0324-5. Available as an Ebook through UTAS Library.
Recommended	There is an extensive range of texts in the reserve and non-reserve sections of the University library that should be accessed regularly to revise underlying principles and to supplement lecture material. Hinson, J. Raven, P. & Chew, S. The Endocrine System: Basic Science and Clinical Conditions. Churchill Livingstone. First Edition. ISBN 978-0-443-06237-7. Burtis, C.A., Ashwood, E.R. & Bruns, D.E. Teitz: Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry. Sixth Edition, Saunders. ISBN978-0-7216-3865-2 Kaplan, L. A. and Pesce, A. J. 2003. Clinical Chemistry: Theory, Analysis and Correlations. Mosby, Inc. Fourth Edition. ISBN 0-323-01716-9. Greenspan, F.S. and Gardner, D.G. 2007. Basic and Clinical Endocrinology. McGraw Hill. Eighth Edition. ISBN 978-0-07-144011-0.
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