Course: Biochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology

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Course title Biochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology
Course code KOS/P1BFT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pohanka Miroslav, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Fusek Josef, prof. MUDr. DrSc.
  • Bajgar Jiří, doc. MUDr. DrSc.
Course content
The term of toxicology and introduction into the subject. Absorption, distribution and metabolism of toxic chemical substances. Excretion of toxic chemical substances. Types of responses of organism to a toxic chemical substance and addictive drugs. Fundamentals of static biochemistry. Fundamentals of dynamic biochemistry. Fundamentals of clinical biochemistry. Toxicology of food and food additives, chemicals in agriculture. Toxicology of natural toxins a military toxicology. Analytic a forensic toxicology. Biochemistry of sugars. Biochemistry of lipids. Biochemistry of proteins. Interpretation in clinical biochemistry.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquire basic knowledge for the provision of prehospital care in situations involving industrial accidents and intoxication by medications and chemicals.
The student knows and is able to practically manage fundamental biochemical processes in the human organism, fundamentals of general pharmacology and of selected parts of specialized pharmacology, fundamental issues associated with abuse of addictive substances, and providing first aid to intoxicated patients.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Successful completion of an oral examination. Completion of compulsory 60% attendance at the lectures, Completion of compulsory 85% attendance atseminars and practicum sessions.
Recommended literature
  • Hrdina, Vratislav. Přírodní toxiny a jedy. Praha: Galén, 2004. ISBN 80-7262-256-0.
  • LULLMANN, H.; MOHR, K. Farmakologie a toxikologie. Praha: Grada, 2004.
  • Matouš, Bohuslav. Základy lékařské chemie a biochemie. Praha: Galén, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7262-702-8.
  • PATOČKA, J. et al. Vojenská toxikologie. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2004.
  • PATOČKA, J. Úvod do obecné toxikologie. Praha: Manus, 2003.
  • PROKEŠ, J. Základy toxikologie. Praha: Galén, 2005.
  • RACEK, J. a kol. Klinická biochemie. 2. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2006.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Paramedicine (2013) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter