Clinical Chemistry

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT IN EINDHOVEN

Period (from – till): Quartile 1, Time slot B1 (Mo 5-6, We 1-2), 31 Augustus 2026 - 08 November 2026
 

Faculty
Responsible lecturer: prof.dr. V. Scharnhorst - STO 3.39 - 3737
Information: Secr. Biomedical Chemistry - STO 3.39 - 3737

Course description
 
This course addresses the role of laboratory medicine in health care.
First, the principles of medical decision making with concepts as test specificity and sensitivity and predictive value of laboratory data in relation to prevalence of the disease are reviewed. The influence of physiology and pathophysiology on the concentration of specific analytes in body fluids and methods to analyse these components in modern clinical laboratories are considered. Case histories will be used to illustrate and discuss concepts and applications of clinical chemistry in the diagnostic process. Optional is to visit the clinical laboratory of Catharina Ziekenhuis.

Literature/study material used:
Studyweb BMT (information and hand-outs with power-point presentations) (compulsory) 
 
William J Marshall & Stephen K Bangert, Clinical Chemistry 7th edition (2012), Mosby Elsevier, ISBN-13: 978-0723437031, 50 euro (recommended)
 
Registration:
Please register at the TU/e, course code: 8SM00 at least 4 weeks before the start of the course. Osiris registration will be done retroactively when results from the TU/e are received.
 
Mandatory for students in own Master’s programme:
No
 
Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
No, only open for RMTM students.
 
Prerequisite knowledge:
•Basic knowledge (bio)chemistry, (cell)biology and (patho)physiology