Course Objectives
(1) Understand the typical kinds of clinical tests (laboratory tests) and their purpose and significance.
(2) Understand blood cell analysis methods, in particular the principle and characteristics of flow cytometers.
(3) Understand the measurement principles and characteristics of spectroscopic detection technologies used in testing of coagulation, biochemistry, and immunity, etc.
(4) Understand typical clinical testing equipment systems and component technologies.
Rubric
| Ideal Level | Standard Level | Unacceptable Level |
| Achievement 1 | Accurately understand the typical kinds of clinical tests (laboratory tests) and their purpose and significance. | Understand the typical kinds of clinical tests (laboratory tests) and their purpose and significance. | Do not understand the typical kinds of clinical tests (laboratory tests) and their purpose and significance. |
| Achievement 2 | Accurately understand blood cell analysis methods, in particular the principle and characteristics of flow cytometers | Understand blood cell analysis methods, in particular the principle and characteristics of flow cytometers | Do not understand blood cell analysis methods, in particular the principle and characteristics of flow cytometers |
| Achievement 3 | Accurately understand the measurement principles and characteristics of spectroscopic detection technologies used in testing of coagulation, biochemistry, and immunity, etc. | Understand the measurement principles and characteristics of spectroscopic detection technologies used in testing of coagulation, biochemistry, and immunity, etc. | Do not understand the measurement principles and characteristics of spectroscopic detection technologies used in testing of coagulation, biochemistry, and immunity, etc. |
| Accurately understand typical clinical testing equipment systems and component technologies. | Understand typical clinical testing equipment systems and component technologies. | Do not understand typical clinical testing equipment systems and component technologies. |
Assigned Department Objectives
Teaching Method
Outline:
Clinical testing is essential for the diagnoses and treatment in today's medicine. As modern medicine advances, technological innovation and further development are progressing. This class will explain the outlines of laboratory tests for analysis of blood, urine, etc., and the basics of the measurement technologies, etc. applied to these tests. It will also cover the basic principles of measurement in the fields of biochemical, immunological, genetic measurement, etc., and the optical, electronic, fluid, chemical, and molecular biological technologies and measuring instruments used for these measurements. In addition, students will deepen their knowledge of disease and health management through this class.
Style:
The goal is to understand genetic testing and bioinformatics, and the class will be taught in a lecture style from week 1 to week 15.
Liaison: Kazunari Inoue
Notice:
Knowledge of biology is preferred.
Students who miss 1/3 or more of classes will not be eligible for a passing grade.
Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning
Course Plan
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Theme |
Goals |
| 1st Semester |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1st |
Introduction to clinical testing (1) |
Understand the role and type of testing in health management, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as the overall outline of clinical testing.
Understand how to interpret inspection results and control accuracy.
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| 2nd |
Introduction to clinical testing (2) |
Same as above
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| 3rd |
Biochemical testing (1) |
Understand the significance of the items in biochemical testing and the method of testing, and the outline of biochemical testing technologies.
Understand the outline of biochemical testing equipment and the principles of measurement and spectroscopy applied to the equipment.
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| 4th |
Biochemical testing (2)
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Same as above
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| 5th |
Hematology testing (1)
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Understand an overview of testing technologies for blood cells and coagulation testing technologies.
Understand the hydrodynamics and engineering technologies used in flow cytometers used in cell analysis such as red blood cells and white blood cells.
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| 6th |
Hematology Testing (2)
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Same as above
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| 7th |
General examination (urine, and feces)
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Understand an overview of urinary qualitative testing, urinary sediment testing technologies and their measuring equipment.
Also understand the outline of fecal occult blood testing.
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| 8th |
Midterm exam
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 9th |
Company tour
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By visiting a company that develops and produces clinical testing equipment and reagents, and by seeing the activities of a company involved in actual testing equipment and clinical testing, the students can deepen their understanding of clinical testing.
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| 10th |
Immunology Testing (1) |
Understand the overview of immunological testing technologies.
Understand the general description of chemiluminescent immunoassay measuring devices and the principles of measurement and detection technologies that are applied to them.
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| 11th |
Immunology Testing (2)
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Same as above
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| 12th |
Genetic Testing (1)
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Understand an overview of genetic testing technologies.
Understand the outline of PCR instruments, sequencers and other genetic test instruments, and the measurement principles and detection technologies applied to them.
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| 13th |
Genetic Testing (2)
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Same as above
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| 14th |
Microbiology Testing |
Understand the outline of microbiology testing technologies.
Understand the test equipment used for microbiology testing and the measurement principles and detection technologies applied to it.
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| 15th |
Topics for clinical tests |
Understand recent topics in clinical testing.
Can review all of previous lectures.
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| 16th |
Final exam
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Final exam
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Evaluation Method and Weight (%)
| Examination | Presentation | Total |
| Subtotal | 80 | 20 | 100 |
| Basic Proficiency | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specialized Proficiency | 80 | 20 | 100 |
| Cross Area Proficiency | 0 | 0 | 0 |