Applied biochemistry is the part of biochemistry that applies knowledge and methods of biochemistry to real-world problems like investigating the causes of diseases in medicine and studying the effects of nutritional deficiencies. The course introduces students to the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and amino acids and how alterations in these metabolic pathways relate to clinical conditions. Students will also learn about acid-base balance, hemoglobin metabolism, clinical enzymology, function tests, and immunochemistry.