Pharmacology, Clinical Biochemistry and Diagnostic Imaging

The teaching aims to provide students:
1. An introduction to the basic principles of General Pharmacology, as well as an overview of Clinical Pharmacology and Nutraceuticals
2. An in-depth study on the pharmacotherapy of diseases where nutrition plays a role and on drug-drug, drug-herbs and drug-food interactions.
3. An overview of the role, purpose and potential of Laboratory Medicine in health protection, in disease prevention and monitoring, and in assessing the nutritional status of a patient
4. The basic knowledge to interpret biochemical-clinical profiles correlated to the main metabolic diseases and the nutrition and dietary behavior.
5. The basic knowledge to inform individuals undergoing diagnostic imaging or radiation treatment about the risks associated with the use of radiation and about practices aimed at preventing unnecessary exposure to radiation.

At the end of this Teaching Course the student will:
1. Know the main pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics parameters and variables;
2. Possess knowledge on the mechanisms of action of drugs and toxic products at the molecular, cellular and complex systems level;
3. Have a general knowledge of the main procedures of the Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory that characterize the pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phase
4. Have a knowledge on the main biochemical-clinical profiles associated with some major metabolic diseases and the nutritional status of the patient
5. Have a general knowledge of radiation protection in order to be able to work in an environment where there is ionising radiation.