COURSE SYLLABUS

URINE ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

1	Course Title:	URINE ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
2	Course Code:	VBK6004
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	1
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Ümit Polat
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Ümit Polat upolat@uludag.edu.tr 41283 B.U.Ü. Veteriner Fak. Biyokimya ABD. Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Being able to define urine analyses used to diagnose many diseases, urine formation; being able to comprehend and evaluate physiological and pathological conditions.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Learning the mechanism of urine formation in living organisms, urine analysis and changes in diseases

Learning Outcomes:

1	Being able to apply urine collection techniques.;
2	Comprehension of effects of substances used to preserve urine on analysis results.;
3	Ability to define physical observation methods of urine and apply;
4	Ability to apply methods used to measure glucose and protein levels in urine.;
5	Being able to perform microscopic examination of urine and interpret results;
6	Ability to make connections between laboratory results and various disease states.;
7	Ability to reach novel analysis methods.;
8	Ability to apply new knowledge gained and disseminate;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Collection of urine samples and methods to preserved when needed.	Collection of urine samples from various animal species
2	Physical examination of urine, its importance and interpretation.	Physical examination of urines obtained from various animal species.
3	Formation of albuminuria, types, clinical significance and analysis methods.	Determination of albuminuria, interpretation of analysis results
4	Detection of glucose in urine, etiology of glucosuria	Conducting qualitative and quantitative glucose tests in urine
5	Clinical significance of acetone presence.	Determination of acetone in urine
6	Test of bilirubin and clinical significance.	Evaluation of urine analyses
7	Test of bile acids and clinical significance	Evaluation of urine analyses
8	Indican test, determination of chloride levels.	Conducting bile acid test in urine and chloride measurement.
9	Microscopic examination of urine and preparation.	Preparation methods for urine microscopic examination and microscope use
10	Inorganic sediments observed in acidic urine.	Detection of inorganic sediments in acidic urine
11	Inorganic sediments observed in alkaline urine.	Detection of inorganic sediments in alkaline urine.
12	Evaluation of urine analysis results based on diseases.	Evaluation of urine analysis results based on diseases.
13	Evaluation of urine analysis results based on diseases. .	Evaluation of urine analysis results based on diseases
14	Comparison of normal and pathological urine samples.	Comparison of tests performed in normal and pathological urine samples

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	N. A. Brunzel, Fundamentals of Urine and Body Fluid Analysis, 2004 K.Aras, Clinical biochemistry, practical biochemistry, A.Ü.Vet.Fak. Biochemistry lecture notes
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Measurement and evaluation are performed according to the Rules & Regulations of Bursa Uludağ University on Undergraduate Education.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	1	14
Practicals/Labs	14	2	28
Self Study and Preparation	14	4	56
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	22	22
Total WorkLoad			120
Total workload/ 30 hr			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11	PQ12
LO1	1	1	2	1	1	4	1	2	1	1	1	1
LO2	1	1	1	1	1	3	0	1	1	1	1	1
LO3	2	2	1	1	1	5	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO4	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	1	1	1	1	1
LO5	1	2	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO6	1	1	3	4	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	2
LO7	1	1	1	0	4	0	1	1	3	1	1	1
LO8	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	2

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High