| CODE | MLS1020 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Basic Practical Techniques 1 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Applied Biomedical Science | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This is a practical study-unit highlighting basic principal techniques and introducing the laboratory environment to the students. Students will have a 3‐hour practical session per week. During each session a different introductory technique will be explained and carried out by the students. At the end of the session students are expected to write a laboratory report discussing the tests carried out and the results obtained. Previous Knowledge required: - Basic safety procedures; - Use of analytical balance; - Basic mathematical procedures; - Titration pipettes. The practical list consists of: - Report writing, Avoiding plagiarism and referencing; - Specimen Collection/Reception/ Processing in the laboratory; - Specimen Collection/Reception/ Processing in the laboratory: Venipuncture; - Basic Laboratory Apparatus; - Blood Centrifugation and using a Spectrophotometer; - Basic Lab Mathematics and Measurements I: Concentrations & Buffers; - Basic Lab Mathematics and Measurements II: Pipetting; - Basic Lab Mathematics and Measurements III: Dilutions; - Basic Lab Mathematics and Measurements III: Accuracy and Precision Pipetting; - Pubmed and literature searches; - Basic Cell Pathology Techniques: Tissue processing/embedding. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explain the basic principles underlying each of these techniques; - Accurately follow a protocol to carry out these tests; - List the limitations of each technique; - Critically appraise the results of the above tests and discuss their significance. Reading List: - Ramakrishnan S and Sulochana KN. Manual of Medical Laboratory Techniques (1st Edition), 2012. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (ISBN-10: 9350256347, ISBN-13: 978-9350256343). - Fischbach FT and Fischbach MA. Fischbach's A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests (10th Edition), 2018. Wolters Kluwer (ISBN-10: 1496377125, ISBN-13: 978-1496377128). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practical | ||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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