Here's a table to help explain how important basic biochemistry is to clinical practice. Many clinical tests and diagnostics depend on basic biochemistry; if you don't understand the biochem behind the test, you will probably have trouble giving an intelligent interpretation of the test results. Our course emphasizes "core" topics, but we also include several clinical applications.
|
Clinical Biochemistry |
Core Biochemistry |
| Blood urea |
Amino acid metabolism, urea cycle, liver function |
| Blood glucose | Carbohydrate metabolism |
| Serum cholesterol | Lipid metabolism |
| Serum fatty acids | Lipd metabolism |
| Lactate dehydrogenase | Enzyme kinetics & assays, carbohydrate metabolism |
| Creatine kinase | Enzyme kinetics & assays |
| Serum phenylalanine | Amino acid metabolism |
| Ketone bodies | Lipid & carbohydrate metabolism, starvation, diabetes |
| Serum uric acid | Purine metabolism |
| Serum folate | Amino acid & nucleotide metabolism |
| Blood ammonia | Amino acid metabolism |