Information Package / Course Catalogue
Clinical Biochemistry
Course Code: EB506
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Students will gain essential knowledge about basic medical chemistry applied in diagnosis and treatment of diseases, analysis methods of body fluids and tissues and their functions.

Course Content

Introduction to medical and clinical biochemistry, blood analyses, organ funtion tests, urine and feces analyses, clinical importance of enzymes andhormons, resources of mistakes in biochemical analyses.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Gaining knowledge about functions and application fields of medicinal and clinical biochemistry
2.Gaining knowledge about materials used in clinical biochemistry analyses
3.Gaining knowledge about analysis methods in clinical biochemistry
4.Understanding of analyses results in relation to diseases
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Basic and Clinical Biochemistry. Adam B., Göker Z., Ardıçoğlu Y., Atlas Kitapçılık Tic. Ltd. Şti., Ankara, 2004
2.Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory Hand Book Mehmetoğlu İ., 4th Edition. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri Ltd. Şti. İstanbul, 2007
3.Medicinal Biochemistry. Adam B., Yiğitoğlu R., Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri Ltd. Şti. İstanbul, 2012
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Medical and Clinical Biochemistry
Week 2 - Theoretical
Blood Analyses I
Week 3 - Theoretical
Blood Analyses II
Week 4 - Theoretical
Plasma Proteins
Week 5 - Theoretical
Organ Function Tests
Week 6 - Theoretical
Urine Analyses
Week 7 - Theoretical
Feces Analyses
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Mid Term Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Body Fluids Analyses
Week 10 - Theoretical
Importance of Enzymes and Hormons
Week 11 - Theoretical
Blood Gas Analyses
Week 12 - Theoretical
Haematological Analyses
Week 13 - Theoretical
Tümor Markers
Week 14 - Theoretical
Resources of Mistakes in Biochemical Analyses
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination115217
Final Examination130232
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)105
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
3
OÇ-2
3
3
OÇ-3
3
OÇ-4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026