Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry

The course is aimed at providing students with knowledge concerning:
- Know the main molecules that make up the organism to understand their functions underlying biological processes.
- Understand and know the main metabolic pathways and reactions that lead to the use of food to produce energy.
- Know and understand the control mechanisms of the main metabolic pathways.
- Understand the metabolic relationships between various tissues/organs and the metabolic alterations underlying many diseases.
- Acquisition of the concept of biological and analytical variability as well as the total quality of healthcare services, especially those relating to the chemical-clinical determinations of the main analytes.

Overview of human metabolism. Acquisition of the notion that pathological states are determined by metabolic alterations of the substances of which the human body is composed. Understanding of work protocols in general and their improvement. Interpretative skills of the most common analytes and specifically those concerning nutritional status, bone remodelling and haemostasis.