- Docente: Annalisa Astolfi
- Credits: 2
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Biomedical Laboratory techniques (cod. 8484)
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from Oct 03, 2024 to Nov 22, 2024
Learning outcomes
The student will have the fundamentals for performing a critical evaluation of the main diagnostic laboratory techniques in renal pathology.
Course contents
The laboratory in nephrovascular disease.
Glomerulonephritis. Handling and preparation of renal biopsy specimens. Stains required for histological examination of renal biopsy. Histological elemental lesions. Routine antibody panel for immunofluorescence microscopy. Main immunofluorescence patterns. Ultrastructural elemental lesions. Genetic testing in renal disease.
Readings/Bibliography
Silva's diagnostic renal pathology. Cambridge University Press. II edizione. 2017.
Teaching methods
The course consists of 2 CFU (frontal teaching).
Assessment methods
The final exam consists of the oral presentation of two questions on the program's topics.
For each question, the student receives a vote based on the demonstrated ability to briefly expose the issues with some critical thinking. The weighted result, expressed in 30/30, contributes in proportion to the number of credits, the final vote of the entire integrated course.
Teaching tools
The teaching material presented in class will be made available on virtuale.unibo.it
Office hours
See the website of Annalisa Astolfi
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.