GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
BIOCHEMISTRY OF PREGNANCY/TBY-6370
Course Title: BIOCHEMISTRY OF PREGNANCY
Credits 1 ECTS 3
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Some of altered metabolism in pregnancy
Carbohydrate metabolism in pregnancy
Lipid metabolism in pregnancy
Protein metabolism and endocrine changes in pregnancy
Released from the fetus and placenta in pregnancy hormones. Placental hormones (hCG, hPL)
Certain hormones released from the feto-placental tissue (Leptin, ghrelin, insulin)
Changing some biochemical parameters in pregnancy
Diabetes in pregnancy. HbA1c and congenital abnormalities relationship, macrosomia and LGA
Pregnancy and oxidative stress
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, preeclampsia
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Overview of biochemical changes during pregnancy bilgi.normal amended some metabolism in pregnancy
2. Week  Carbohydrate metabolism in pregnancy (fasting hypoglycemia, postprandial hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, HPL, fetus energy, glukozüri
3. Week  Lipid metabolism in pregnancy (plasma lipids, ketones, ketonüri fetus nutrition
4. Week  Protein metabolism and endocrine changes in pregnancy
5. Week  Hormonlar.steroid released from the fetus and placenta in pregnancy hormones (progesterone, estrogens, androgens, corticosteroids
6. Week  Placental hormones (hCG, hPL)
7. Week  Certain hormones released from the feto-placental tissue (Leptin, ghrelin, insulin
8. Week  Pregnancy changing some biochemical parameters (bicarbonate, creatinine, bilirubin, albumin, uric acid, Na, K, Mg, Ca)
9. Week   Pregnancy changing some biochemical parameters (FSH, LH, PRL, GH, TSH, ACTH, E2, TT4, TT3, PTH, cortisol, aldosterone
10. Week  Gestational diabetes (Type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, other specific types of DM)
11. Week  Classification of diabetes in pregnancy gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), pregestational diabetes, complications
12. Week  Relationship between HbA1c and congenital anomalies, macrosomia and LGA
13. Week   Pregnancy and oxidative stress
14. Week  Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, gestational and chronic hypertension, preeclampsia
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
1
14
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
10
2
20
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
1
10
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
5
1
5
 Preparing a Presentation
1
1
1
 Presentation
3
1
3
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
5
2
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
10
2
20
 Other (should be emphasized)
4
1
4
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
87
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.48
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
13X
14X
15X
16X
17X
18X
19X
20X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Hatice PAŞAOĞLU )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/pasaogluh)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (pasaogluh@yahoo.com)