Laboratory diagnostics

Course description

To provide general knowledge about laboratory methods, and parameter specific knowledge: when a parameter should be requested, what lab method is used to determine the given parameter, what is the normal reference range, what conditions cause abnormal results.

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Lectures theme

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Practical lessons theme

Weekly schedule of practicals 
1.      Isovolaemia, osoosmosis: PCV, ion concentrations
2.     Isohydria: acid-base balance, gasometry
3.     Haemostasis tests
4.     Examinations on metabolic disorders
5.     Evaluation of red blood cells
6.     Evaluation of inflammation and white blood cells
7.    Examination of the intestinal function and the exocrine panceras
8.    Examination of ruminal fluid
9.    Examination of the liver 1.
10.  Examination of the liver 2.
11.     Examination of the body cavity fluids and the cerebrospinal fluid
12.     Examination of the kidney function
13.     Urinalysis
14.     Examination of endocrine disorders
15.     Retakes of practicals (in the last 2 weeks) – the schedule will be published in a table via the class representative at least 3 working days before the make-up session.

 

Evaluation description

Prerequisite for exam: attendance on the practicals (max. 3 absences all of which must be retaken), positive result on the midterm (these are written test), submission of all essays (when entrance question is failed at the beginning of the practical)

Assessment
Start-of-class quiz
Format: oral
If a student’s knowledge of that day’s material is not up to date, the given practical counts as an absence (this
also counts toward the maximum of 3 absences).
Conditions for Admission to the Exam
• Attendance at practicals (maximum 3 absences, which must be made up), and
• Midterm test result above 61%.

Midterm Test
Date: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 7:00 a.m.
Format: written, multiple-choice test, on paper (50 questions, 45 min.)
Requirement: material from the practical notes and lecture slides up to the week preceding the test
(practicals 1–7)

 

Practicals and Make-up Sessions
• Attendance at the practicals is mandatory; in case of absence, the practical must be made up. A maximum of 3
absences is allowed, including excused absences.
• Make-up sessions may take place online on a maximum of 3 occasions.
• The missed practical may also be made up by the student attending another group’s practical in the same week,
as long as there’s a spot available (the maximum number of students per group is 20). In this case, it does not
count as an absence.
• Priority for attending the practical always belongs to the students assigned to that particular group.
• Wearing a white coat during the practical is mandatory.
• Eating, drinking, and smoking are prohibited during the practical.
• Any accident occurring during the practical must be reported immediately to the practical instructor.

 

Exam information

Final Exam
Date: during the exam period
Format: written, multiple-choice test, on computer, via the UniPoll system

Grading scheme:
excellent: 85-100%;
good: 76-84%;
satisfactory: 66-75%;
passing: 61-65%;
failed: 0-60%

Type of exam: 90 test questions (MCQ, one or multiple answers). The exam should be done at the area of the campus, on a computer.