Medicine · Year 3 · MU Plovdiv
Clinical Laboratory
The full MU Plovdiv syllabus for Clinical Laboratory, Medicine, Year 3: 48 topics, 2 topics with a free study note (18 minutes of reading), and 62 flashcards. Updated 10 November 2026.
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Syllabus
The topics in the order of the MU Plovdiv syllabus. Each one with a note opens in AceMed once you're signed in.
- 1. Reference ranges – population-based (definition, reference group, reference individuals, choice of statistical method, disadvantages) and individual (establishment, advantages).Being written
- 2. Diagnostic reliability of clinical laboratory parameters – criteria. Requirements to the criteria of diagnostic reliability of clinical laboratory tests in different group of diseases.Being written
- 3. Factors influencing the laboratory results. Permanent, long-term, and short-term acting factors on the biological variation of the results – examples.Being written
- 4. Influence of medical procedures and drug interference on the clinical laboratory results (chemical and pharmacological interference). Instructions for the prevention of drug effects on the clinical laboratory results.Being written
- 5. Specimen collection for clinical laboratory investigation – major rules and requirements. Closed system for biological sample collection - advantages for the clinic, advantages for the clinical laboratory. Choosing a closed system according to the type of clinical laboratory analysis.Being written
- 6. Venous blood and capillary blood collection for clinical laboratory investigation - basic procedures, sources of errors. Collection-associated interference. Serum or plasma? Advantages and disadvantages.Being written
- 7. Storage and transport of biological samples for analysis to the laboratory –requirements and sources of errors. Criteria for rejection of the specimen for laboratory analysis.Being written
- 8. Urine and other body fluids for clinical laboratory investigation. Basic rules and requirements for urine collection, storage, and transport to the laboratory. Sources of errors. Cerebrospinal fluid, body fluids and stool - basic rules and requirements for collection, storage, and transport to the laboratory. Sources of errors.Being written
- 9. Body water and its distribution in the human body. Osmolality and osmolarity - methods for determination – reference range, informative significance.Being written
- 10. Water-electrolyte imbalance – types. Clinical laboratory parameters for assessment of water-electrolyte imbalance.Being written
- 11. Sodium and chloride – common data for the parameters, indications for investigation, principles of the analytical methods, reference range, interpretation of results.Being written
- 12. Potassium - common data for the parameter, indications for investigation, principles of the analytical methods, reference ranges, interpretation of results.Being written
- 13. Total and ionized calcium, total and ionized magnesium - common data for the parameters, indications for investigation, principles of the analytical methods, reference ranges, interpretation of results.Being written
- 14. Inorganic phosphate - common data for the parameter, indications for investigation, principles of the analytical methods, reference ranges, interpretation of results.Being written
- 15. Serum iron and iron binding capacity - common data for the parameters, indications for investigation, principles of the analytical methods, reference ranges, interpretation of results.Being written
- 16. Glucose in the blood - common data for the parameter, indications for investigation, principles of the analytical methods, reference ranges, interpretation of results.Being written
- 17. Glucose in the blood - tests with overload: two-hour postprandial test and glucose tolerance test (GTT) - indications for investigation and contraindications, source of errors, reference ranges, interpretation of results.Being written
- 18. Evaluation of glycemia for preceeded period of time: glycated proteins – glycated hemoglobin HbA1, HbA1c and fructosamine. Common data for the parameters, indications for investigation, patient preparation, specimen, reference ranges and interpretation of results.Being written
- 19. Choice of clinical laboratory tests in diabetes mellitus - basic, extended and specialized laboratory tests (glycated proteins, microalbuminuria) and their discussion.Being written
- 20. Total protein - common data for the parameter, principles of the analytical methods, interference, indications for investigation, patient preparation, reference ranges, interpretation of results. Major protein fractions – electrophoreses; indications for investigation, interpretation of results.Being written
- 21. Individual protein, proteins of the acute phase, immunoglobulins – types, analytical methods for investigation, indications for investigation, patient preparation, reference ranges, interpretation of results.Being written
- 22. Urea - common data for the parameter, principles of the analytical methods, source of errors, indications for investigation, patient preparation, reference ranges, interpretation of results.Being written
- 23. Creatinine - common data for the parameter, principles of the analytical methods, interference, indications for investigation, patient preparation, specimen, reference ranges, interpretation of results.Being written
- 24. Uric acid and ammonia - common data for the parameters, principles of the analytical methods, interference, indications for investigation, patient preparation, specimen, reference ranges, interpretation of results.Being written
- 25. Transaminases, alkaline phosphatase, gamma glutamyltransferase in serum – common data for the parameters, principles of analytical methods, sources of errors, indications for analysis, biological material, reference ranges, interpretation of results.Being written
- 26. Lactate dehydrogenase and creatine phosphokinase in serum – common data for the parameters, principles of analytical methods, sources of errors, indications for analysis, biological material, reference ranges, interpretation of results.Being written
- 27. Amylase, lipase and cholinesterase – common data for the parameters, principles of analytical methods, sources of errors, indications for analysis, biological material, reference ranges, interpretation of results.Being written
- 28. Cholesterol, lipoproteins and triglycerides in serum - common data for the parameters, analytical methods, interference, risk limits, interpretation of results.Being written
- 29. Serum bilirubin and fractions – metabolism, methods, interference, reference ranges, interpretation of results.Being written
- 30. Hemostasis as a complex functional system – phases and factors.17. Hemostasis and blood coagulation6 min · 20 cards
- 31. Blood coagulation and fibrinolysis – factors and inhibitors.17. Hemostasis and blood coagulation · 18. Fibrinolytic system and physiological inhibitors of blood coagulation.12 min · 42 cards
- 32. Clinical laboratory parameters for evaluation of hemostasis.Being written
- 33. Choice and discussion of laboratory parameters in hemorrhagic diathesis.Being written
- 34. Choice and discussion of laboratory parameters in thrombophilia.Being written
- 35. Choice and discussion of laboratory parameters in DIC syndrome.Being written
- 36. Evaluation of changes in the values of pH, osmolality of urine and 24-hour diuresis in the course of diagnosis of renal diseases. Evaluation and procedures for clarifying of hematuria.Being written
- 37. Choice of clinical laboratory parameters in renal diseases – assessment of proteinuria, mainly glomerular and mainly tubular proteinuria. Mechanism of appearance, diagnostic significance.Being written
- 38. Basic hematologic parameters – CBC, DBC, ESR, reference ranges, indications for investigation, interpretation of results.Being written
- 39. Choice and assessment of clinical laboratory parameters in iron deficiency anemias and posthemorrhagic anemia.Being written
- 40. Choice and assessment of clinical laboratory parameters in megaloblastic anemias.Being written
- 41. Choice and assessment of clinical laboratory parameters in hemolytic anemias.Being written
- 42. Choice and assessment of clinical laboratory parameters in white blood cell line disorders. Cytochemical and immunophenotype characteristics of leukocytes in acute leukemia.Being written
- 43. Choice and assessment of clinical laboratory parameters in white blood cell line disorders. Cytochemical and immunophenotype characteristics of leukocytes in chronic leukemias (lymphocytic and granulocytic).Being written
- 44. Choice and assessment of clinical laboratory parameters in cardio-vascular diseases and myocardial infarction.Being written
- 45. Choice and assessment of clinical laboratory parameters in hepatic and bile diseases.Being written
- 46. Hormones in biological fluids - basic groups, biological material and patient preparation. Indications for investigation, interpretation of results.Being written
- 47. Hormones of thyroid gland. Clinical laboratory parameters and their interpretation in thyroid diseases.Being written
- 48. Tumor markers. Markers of the first and second choice.Being written
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