Clinical Biochemistry
Responsible teacher: assoc. prof. RNDr. Eva Uhlíková, PhD.
Contact person: eva.uhlikova@fmed.uniba.sk
ANNOUNCEMENT
The course Clinical Biochemistry in the winter semester of the 2026/2027 academic year begins on 22 September 2026.
Detailed information regarding the course, study materials, requirements for obtaining course credits, as well as other organizational information, will be presented at the first lecture. Students are therefore advised to attend this lecture in person.
Program of Lectures
Programme of the subject: CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY Study branch: GENERAL MEDICINE – 4th year Medical Faculty UK L E C T U R E S Winter semester – academic year 2026/2027 |
Date | Topic of the Lecture | Lecturer |
1. 22.09.2026 | General Clinical biochemistry – Instruction, Laboratory Examination and its Phases, Pre-analytic, Analytic and Post-analytic Phase. Diagnostic Criteria of Laboratory Test. Reference Values and Evaluation of Laboratory Tests Results. | Doc. Uhlíková |
2. 29.09.2026 | Plasma proteins in Diagnostics. Hyper- and Hypoproteinaemia. Monoclonal Gammopathies and their Diagnosis. | Doc. Uhlíková |
3. 06.10.2026 | Lipid Parameters in Diagnostics. Hyperlipoproteinemia’s and their Classification. Diagnosis of Lipid Metabolism Disorders. | Doc. Uhlíková |
4. 13.10.2026 | Laboratory Tests in Diabetology. Diagnosis and Monitoring of a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetic Complications. | Doc. Uhlíková |
5. 20.10.2026 | Laboratory Tests in Gastroenterology. Gastric Examination, Examination of Pancreatic Function and Small Intestine Resorption Disorders. | Doc. Uhlíková |
6. 27.10.2026 | Acid-Base Balance Disorders and their Diagnostics. Case Based Clinical Interpretation of Laboratory Results. | Prof. Kedari, MD Doc. Uhlíková |
7. 03.11.2026 | Laboratory Tests in Cardiology. Myocardial Ischemia and Diagnostics of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Risk Factors of Atherosclerosis. | Prof. Kedari, MD Doc. Uhlíková |
8. 10.11.2026 | Fundamentals of Clinical Enzymology. Clinical Reasoning Techniques. Case based Interpretation of Serum Enzyme Activities. | Doc. Uhlíková |
9. 17.11.2026 | Laboratory Tests in Cancer Patients. Tumour Markers. Diagnosis and Monitoring of Patients with Oncological Diseases. | Doc. Uhlíková |
10. 24.11.2026 | Laboratory Tests in Nephrology. Urine Examination – Physical, Chemical and Microscopic. Examination of Glomerular Filtration and Tubular Function. | Doc. Uhlíková |
11. 01.12.2026 | Laboratory Tests in Hepatology. Examination of Liver Disorders and Hepatic Function. Cholestasis and its Diagnosis. | Doc. Uhlíková |
12. 08.12.2026 | Laboratory Tests for some Endocrinological Diseases. Examination of Thyroid Function and Function of Adrenal Cortex. | Doc. Uhlíková |
13. 15.12.2026 | Investigation of Cerebrospinal Fluid, Synovial Fluid and Amniotic Fluid. | Doc. Uhlíková |
Reference values required for the test
parameter | values | parameter | values |
Hemoglobin | 135-175 g/L M 115-160 g/L F | Albumin | 35-53 g/L |
Hematocrit | 39-51% M 33-42% F | Urea in serum | 2.5-8.3 mmol/L |
Erythrocytes | 4.2-5.7x1012/L M 3.5-5.1x1012/L F | Uric acid | 140-420 µmol/L |
Leukocytes | 4.1-10.2x109/L | Creatinine | 40-110 µmol/L |
Thrombocytes | 150-400x109/L | Total bilirubin | to 20 µmol/L |
Total proteins | 60-80 g/L | Conjugated bilirubin | to 5 µmol/L |
Sodium | 132-145 mmol/L | Triglycerides | 0.7-1.9 mmol/L |
Potassium | 3.8-5.2 mmol/L | Total cholesterol | 3.8-5.2 mmol/L |
Chlorides | 97-108 mmol/L | HDL-cholesterol | F ˃ 1.6 mmol/L M ˃ 1.4 mmol/L |
Calcium | 2.25-2.75 mmol/L | LDL-cholesterol | < 3.4 mmol/L |
Glycemia | 3.3-5.6 mmol/L | Glycated hemoglobin | < 4 mmol/L |
Iron | 14.3-26.0 µmol/L M 10.7-21.5 µmol/L F | Serum phosphates | 0.7-1.6 mmol/L |