General Medicine
Responsible teacher: Assoc. prof. Viera Rendeková, MD., PhD.
Contact persons:
Assoc. prof. Viera Rendeková, MD., PhD. viera.rendekovafmed.uniba.sk
Assoc. prof. RNDr. Eva Uhlíková, PhD. eva.uhlikovafmed.uniba.sk
TUITION IN BIOCHEMISTRY
LECTURES AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES
IN SUMMER SEMESTER OF ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025
FOR THE 2nd YEAR STUDENTS OF
GENERAL MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY
WILL START ON FEBRUARY 17th 2025
FOLLOWING THE OFFICAL SCHEDULE
Before the first laboratory practices the students will wait the teacher in front of the Institute of Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Sasinkova 4, the 3rd floor.
SS Education
SS Protocols
SS-01. Differential diagnosis of megaloblastic anemia
SS-02. Determination of uric acid concentration
SS-03. Regulation of gene expression
SS-04. Determination of gastric acid secretion
SS-05. Determination of iron in serum
SS-07. Concentration and acidification test
SS-08. Determination of calcium and phosphate
SS-10. Determination of total proteins and albumin
SS-11. Determination of total and conjugated bilirubin
SS-12. Determination of enzymatic activity of alkaline and acidic phosphatase
SS Presentations
Information about Control Test
Students who have successfully completed the seminars and practical exercises in Medical Biochemistry 1 can participate in the Medical Biochemistry 1 credit test.
In the summer semester of the academic year 2023/2024, each 2nd year student is entitled to two retake attempts (as the normal terms were two control tests during the winter semester). Students transferring the subject to the 3rd year are entitled to one regular attempt and one retake attempt in the academic year 2023/2024.
The credit test consists of 30 questions, 24 questions are multiple-choice, and the student marks the correct answers on the sheet. Six questions are creative, requiring the student to write reactions and formulas of biochemical compounds. The time to complete the test is 45 minutes. The content of the test is based on the syllabus for the credit test published on the website of the institute. For each correctly answered question, the student gets 4 points (maximum number of points: 120). A minimum of 70% success rate (92 points) is required to obtain credits.
Grading scale:
- 113 – 120 points: A
- 106 – 112 points: B
- 99 – 105 points: C
- 93 – 98 points: D
- 85 – 92 points: E
The 3rd year students who transfer the entire subject Medical Biochemistry 1 can register for the exam only after successfully passing the credit test.
Topics for the credit test:
Energy rich bonds, glycolysis – reactions, enzymes, energy yield, regulation, glycogen metabolism – reactions, enzmyes, regulation, hormonal regulation of glucose level, ketone bodies – synthesis and utilization – reactions, enzymes, lipoproteins – composition, synthesis and utilization, deamination of amino acids – direct, indirect, transamination, toxicity of ammonia, detoxification of ammonia – urea cycle.
Students who are registered for the credit test Medical Biochemistry 1 will wait at the specific time on the 3rd floor, Sasinkova 4, in front of the Department of Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Clinical Biochemistry.
Information about the Medical Biochemistry 2 exam
The examination in Medical Biochemistry 2 for General Medicine and Dentistry students will take place in the regular terms of the examination period for the winter semester of the academic year 2024/2025.
The exam will be carried out at each term (regular and retake) in the form of a test and a subsequent oral answer by the student.
The content of the test will be based on the content of lectures, seminars, and practical exercises from the winter and summer semesters, the curriculum according to the content of the exam listed on the website of the institute.
The test will consist of 50 questions with 4 answers. For each correctly evaluated answer, the student will receive 1 point. The maximum number of points per question will be 4 points. The time limit for completing the test will be 60 minutes. The maximum number of points obtainable from the test part of the exam will be 200, and the minimum success rate required to continue to the oral part of the exam will be 151 points (75%).
Grading scale for the written part of the exam:
- 191 – 200 points: A
- 181 – 190 points: B
- 171 – 180 points: C
- 161 – 170 points: D
- 151 – 160 points: E
Students will attend the written part of the exam on the day of the exam as scheduled in AIS.
The test results will be announced to the students on the day of the test, together with information about the time of the oral exam.
During the oral part of the exam, students will select 2 questions, which they will answer after preparation. Questions for the oral part of the exam are published on the institute's website.
Students who are registered for the exam in Medical Biochemistry 2 will wait at the specific time on the 3rd floor, Sasinkova 4, in front of the Department of Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Clinical Biochemistry.