Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Mirjana Strkalj
Unit Co-Convenor
Joanne Lind
Lecturer
Jacqueline Phillips
Lecturer
Christine Chiu
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to BClinSc and (12cp at 100 level) and (9cp at 200 level including MEDI202)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit builds on the content and practical classes covered in CBMS104, MEDI202, MEDI205 and MEDI209. It extends students' knowledge of the structure and function of the renal and alimentary systems, with a focus on biochemistry, enzyme biology, nutrition, metabolism, and dietary balance. The major metabolic pathways including glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, Krebs cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, protein metabolism and fatty acid metabolism will be discussed. The unit will engage students with the hormonal mechanisms that regulate food intake, homeostasis and metabolism in both healthy and diseased states. A key feature of this unit will be a discussion of disease processes and how they impact on the integrated functions of the renal and alimentary body systems. Students will engage in clinical problem solving, supported by reviewing relevant medical and scientific literature. The ways in which scientific advances translate into clinical practice will also be explored.
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Late Submission of Work
All assignments which are officially received after the due date, and where no extension has been granted by the course convenor or tutor, will incur a deduction of 10% for the first day, and 10% for each subsequent day including the actual day on which the work is received. Weekends and public holidays are included. For example:
Due date |
Received |
Days late |
Deduction |
Raw mark |
Final mark |
Friday 14th |
Monday 17th |
3 |
30% |
75% |
45% |
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Video assignment | 30% | No | week 5 |
Anatomy practical test | 20% | No | week 5 |
Final exam | 50% | No | week 5 |
Due: week 5
Weighting: 30%
Work in pairs to compose a video
Due: week 5
Weighting: 20%
Anatomy practical test
Due: week 5
Weighting: 50%
Combination of multiple choice and short answer questions
In this unit students are required to attend:
2h lecture
2h team based learning type tutorial class
2h anatomy practical class
Required and Recommended Texts:
Fundamentals of biochemistry : Life at the molecular level / Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet, Charlotte W. Pratt.
Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 13th Edition (2015). Saunders. ISBN: 978-1-4557-7005-2
Moore KL and Dalley AF. 2014. Clinically Oriented Anatomy 7th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Ross MH and Pawlina W. 2006. Histology a Text and Atlas 5th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Abrahams PH, Boon J, and Spratt JD. 2009.
McMinn’s Clinical Atlas of Human Anatomy. 6th ed. Mosby/Saunder Elsevier.
Week |
Topic |
Lectures |
1 |
Introduction to Metabolism |
Macronutrients & Micronutrients |
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Enzymes & Enzyme Kinetics |
2 |
Metabolic Pathways |
Glucose Metabolism |
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Metabolism and Fats and Proteins |
3 |
Regulation & Dysregulation of the gastrointestinal system |
Hormonal control of food intake |
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Diseases of the gastrointestinal system |
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Regulation & Dysregulation of the renal system |
Renal and hormonal mechanisms for control of blood volume and blood pressure |
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Polycystic kidney disease – an example of a chronic kidney disease - the effect on renal function |
5 |
Unit Review |
Obesity & Starvation |
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Summary & Review |
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Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
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