COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HEAVY METAL POISONINGS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TOK 6063 HEAVY METAL POISONINGS ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3

Offered By

Toxicology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUALLA AYLIN ARICI

Offered to

Toxicology

Course Objective

To describe the health effects of heavy metals in acute and chronic exposures, to learn treatment methods, to give consultancy about biologic monitoring in heavy metal toxicology, to have knowledge about protection methods

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the toxic effects of heavy metals
2   To learn the toxic effect mechanisms of heavy metals
3   To comment the health effects of heavy metals
4   To comment the results of biologic monitoring
5   To learn the diagnosis and treatment methods of heavy metal poisonings

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to heavy metal poisonings
2 General specialities of heavy metal poisonings
3 Iron poisoning-1 (Toxic mechanism, toxic dose)
4 Iron poisoning -2 (Clinical findings, diagnosis, Treatment and principles of antidote use)
5 Lead poisoning-1 (Toxic mechanism, toxic dose, Clinical findings)
6 Lead poisoning -2 (Treatment and principles of antidote use)
7 Chronic Lead poisoning (Clinical findings, diagnosis)
8 Mercury poisonings
9 Arsenic poisonings
10 Cadmium poisoning
11 Copper poisoning
12 Cobalt poisoning
13 The principles of antidote use in heavy metal poisonings
14 Risk assesment in chronic exposure to heavy metals

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Goldfrank LR, Flomenbaum NE, Lewin NA, Howland MA, Hoffman RS, Nelson LS,eds. Goldfrank s Toxicology Emergencies. 7th ed. USA: McGraw-Hill Companies; 2006, pp 1469-1556
Supplementary Book(s):
1. POISINDEX® System: Klasco RK (Ed): POSINDEX® System. Thomson Micromedex, Greenwood Village, Colorado
2. Poisoning & Drug Overdose. Fifth Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

All the strategies are located Assesment methods and Total work load

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PO * 0.40 + FN*0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PO * 0.40 + BUT*0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

If needed, other assessment methods can be added to the table given below

Assessment Criteria

To be succesful in final exam and, to present a topic in course outline as a report

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aylin.akgun@deu.edu.tr, Tel: 4123909

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.151153111221113
LO.211153111221113
LO.331153111221113
LO.431553111221113
LO.511153111221113