Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Immunology Laboratory
Course Code
RIM_008
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
11.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Inese Mihailova
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Immunologist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Inese Mihailova
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To ensure the acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in immunological laboratory methods and interpretation thereof in accordance with the requirements of the immunology specialty regulation.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.The student acquires the knowledge to name the most important immunological laboratory methods, is able to prescribe and use laboratory methods for the diagnosis of immunopathological conditions, to analyse and evaluate changes therein, and to justify immunopathological conditions with them.
Skills
1.Knows how to detect changes in a patient’s immunological parameters and interpret the changes in order to diagnose an immunological disease.
Competences
1.Gains the competence to prescribe laboratory immunological tests and to assess changes therein in case of various diseases and immunopathological conditions.
Assessment
Individual work
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Preparing presentations for seminars.
Studying literature on the respective immunological parameter and its clinical relevance.
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Examination
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1.
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Successful presentation of the topic at a seminar.
Answers to open-ended questions on immunological testing methods.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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Laboratory methods for assessing phagocytosis activity
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Protein electrophoresis method, its role in the evaluation of primary and secondary immunodeficiencies
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Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies. Immunofixation. Diagnosis of free light chains in blood and urine
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The concept of monoclonal diagnostic antibodies and their use in immune cell detection. The most important immune cells, subpopulations and detection thereof by flow cytometry methods
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Functional tests for cellular immune response. Evaluation in the clinic.
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Detection of autoantibodies. Indirect immunofluorescence method for the detection of autoantibodies
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
11.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
6
Length (weeks):
8
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Miller L, and Stevens Ch. D. Clinical immunology and serology. Laboratory perspective. 2021