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MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES
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TLAB1019Laboratory Instruments3+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseShort Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of MEDICAL SERVICES and TECHNIQUES
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Fulya BALABAN YÜCESAN
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To provide knowledge about the materials, instruments, devices and analytical techniques commonly used in medical laboratories, method principles, potential advantages and limitations.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Recognizes general laboratory equipment and be able to explain their intended use.1,3,4,51,
LO - 2 : Be able to explain the basic techniques applied in medical laboratories.1,3,4,51,
LO - 3 : Be able to explain the method principle and potential advantages and limitations of instruments and analytical techniques commonly used in medical laboratory.1,3,4,51,
LO - 4 : Be able to explain sample preparation and storage techniques for clinical testing, and pre-analytic factors.1,3,4,51,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
General Laboratory materials, tools and devices, basic laboratory techniques, analytical techniques, specific methods and devices used in medical laboratories.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1General rules to be followed in the laboratory, general laboratory glass and plastic equipments
 Week 2General laboratory instruments
 Week 3Types of water used in medical laboratories
 Week 4Basic laboratory techniques
 Week 5pH and potentiometric techniques
 Week 6Centrifugation method, centrifuge types and purposes of use
 Week 7Sample types used in medical laboratory tests, appropriate sample collection, transfer and storage, pre-test sample preparation procedures
 Week 8Absorption and spectrophotometric methods
 Week 9mid-term exam
 Week 10Nephelometer and turbidimeter
 Week 11Luminescence and fluorescence
 Week 12Electrophoretic methods
 Week 13Chromatographic methods
 Week 14Immunoassay methods
 Week 15Microscopic methods
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Adam B., Alvur M., Bedir A 2000 Laboratuvar Aletleri, Ankara, 198p.
2Mehmetoğlu İ.,Gürbilek MÇ Klinik Biyokimya El Kitabı2. Baskı,2002,Konya,404p
3Burtis C.A, Ashwood E.R 1999 Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry Third Edition W.B. Saunders Company, USA, 1917p.
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 28/11/2023 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 16/01/2024 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 4 14 56
Arasınav için hazırlık 3 1 3
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 3 1 3
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load106