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Oral diagnostics. Dental therapeutics. Identification of teeth. Placement of rubber dam. Identification and placement of matrix. Band, retainers and wedges. Principles of cavity preparation. Cavity preparation including class I and II cavities. Stainless steel crown preparations and placement on anterior and posterior teeth. Veneers, space maintainers, acid- etch technique, pulp therapy including indirect and direct pulp therapy. Pulpotomy. Pulpectomy.

Porphyrin, causes, symptoms and laboratory investigation of porphyrinaemia, porphyria and Porphyrinuria, Haemoglobin, synthesis, function. Glycosylated haemoglobins. Abnormal haemoglobins and haemoglobinopathies, Liver function Tests. Mechanism of Enzyme action and kinetics: Clinical Enzymology; Isoenzymes in medicine, Coenzymes and Vitamins. Definition, causes, consequences and investigation of some inborn errors of metabolism; Phenylketonuria, galactosaemia fructose intolerance, Albinism, aminoaciduria, Endocrine glands and functions; the hypothalamus, the pituitary, the parathyroid, adrenal cortex, adrenal medulla, the gonads and reproductive endocrinology. Foeto-placental function. Calcium and bone metabolism. Pancreatic function tests. Basic neurochemistry, CSF – normal composition and changes in disease.

Analytical Techniques. Birth of a new method, devising new techniques, biological trials and tests for acceptability. Solid/dry phase chemistry, dipstick technology, thin film technology. Immobilised enzymes. Analytical techniques employed in qualitative and quantitative determination of (a) Enzymes: phosphatases, transaminases, dehydrogenases, Kinases (b) Hormones: catecholamines and metabolites peptide and steroid hormones (c) Proteins: total proteins albumin and globulin, specific proteins (d) Lipids: cholesterol, triglycerides, glycerol, fatty acids and lipoproteins. (e) Trace elements – Fe, Cu Zn, Mg, Selenium (f) non-protein nitrogen – Urea, creatinine, creatine, uric acid, amino acids and ammonia Urinalysis; determination of urine specific gravity, osmolarity; qualitative tests for protein, glucose. and reducing substances, Ketone bodies, bilirubin urobilinogen and blood. Haemoglobin and haemoglobin derivatives in urine. Spectroscopy of haemoglobin and its derivatives in blood and urine.

Blood glucose homeostasis. Glucose tolerance tests, performance and interpretation, diabetes mellitus. Formation of free fatty acid, ketone bodies and lactate. Plasma lipids, cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids and non-esterified fatty acids. Plasma lipoproteins and causes of hyper and hypolipoproteinaemia. Concept of risk factors for diseases and significance in prevention. Plasma proteins, reference values, separation of fractions and variations in health and disease. Paraproteinaemias. Bence-Jones proteinuria and significance. Renal function, dysfunction and investigations. Definitions, causes and consequences of azotaemia, uraemia, creatinine clearance. Liver function, dysfunction and investigations. Biochemical assessment of hepatic function, jaundice, hepatocellular, haemolytic and obstructive.

Blood glucose homeostasis. Glucose tolerance tests, performance and interpretation, diabetes mellitus. Formation of free fatty acid, ketone bodies and lactate. Plasma lipids, cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids and non-esterified fatty acids. Plasma lipoproteins and causes of hyper and hypolipoproteinaemia. Concept of risk factors for diseases and significance in 82 prevention. Plasma proteins, reference values, separation of fractions and variations in health and disease. Paraproteinaemias. Bence-Jones proteinuria and significance. Renal function, dysfunction and investigations. Definitions, causes and consequences of azotaemia, uraemia, creatinine clearance. Liver function, dysfunction and investigations. Biochemical assessment of hepatic function, jaundice, hepatocellular, haemolytic and obstructive.

Hypothalamo, Neuro and adreno hypophysis, functions, dysfunctions and investigations. Pituitary, thyroid functions, dysfunctions and investigations. Biochemical assessment of gonadal function in men and women. Investigations of fertility disorders. Biomarkers of 222 cardiovascular disease. Adrenocortical function, dysfunction and disorders. Biochemical changes in pregnancy. Diagnosis of pregnancy. Assessment of foetal and placental integrity. Role of chemical pathology in the diagnosis and management of cancer. Gastrointestinal functions, dysfunction and investigations, xylose absorption, pancreolauryl test, PABA test, faecal elastase, disaccharidases test, Schilling’s test, hydrogen breath test. The role of tumour markers in screening, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of cancers.

Hypothalamo, Neuro and adreno hypophysis, functions, dysfunctions and investigations. Pituitary, thyroid functions, dysfunctions and investigations. Biochemical assessment of gonadal function in men and women. Investigations of fertility disorders. Biomarkers of cardiovascular disease. Adrenocortical function, dysfunction and disorders. Biochemical changes in pregnancy. Diagnosis of pregnancy. Assessment of foetal and placental integrity. Role of chemical pathology in the diagnosis and management of cancer. Gastrointestinal functions, dysfunction and investigations, xylose absorption, pancreolauryl test, PABA test, faecal elastase, disaccharidases test, Schilling’s test, hydrogen breath test. The role of tumour markers in screening, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of cancers. 92

Isolation and moisture control techniques. Patient and operator positions. Cross infection control. Illumination and magnification. Basic instrumentation. Diagnosis of common dental, pulpal and peri-apical conditions. Treatment of common dental, pulpal and peri-apical conditions.

Evolution of clinical engineering. The health care environment. Equipment planning. Clinical engineering education. Quality assurance. Equipment replacement project. The role of clinical engineering in hospital organisation and enhancing patient’s safety. Healthcare facilities planning; A model clinical engineering department; careers, roles, and responsibilities of clinical engineers.