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Structure of the GI tract
What is the role of the mouth and...,
What is the role of the oesophagus,
What is the role of the stomach
48
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Physiology of feeding
Name some consequences of obesity,
What does bmi,
What is an overweight bmi
29
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Public Health
What are the two main kinds of ca...,
What are the 11 cancers that have...,
What are the consequences of poor...
6
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GI General Anatomy
What are the gi components of the...,
What are the gi components of the...,
What are the gi components of the...
37
cards
Abdominal Pain
What makes up the small intestine,
What makes up the large intestine...,
What are the abdominal organs of ...
50
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Principles Anatomy
What is endochondral ossification,
What does a bone consist of,
What is the periosteum
47
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Clinical Antatomy of Jaudice
Define jaundice what is it cuased by,
What is bilirubin,
What produces bile
58
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Mucosal Immunity
What is the function of mucosal s...,
How does an immune response occur...,
What occurs at specialised lympho...
41
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Intestinal Failure
What is intestinal failure,
What can cause intestinal failure,
Which types of intestinal failure...
11
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Malnutrition
What is malnutrition,
Where is malnutrition most prevelant,
What acute events may cause malnu...
11
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Malabsorption
What is malabsorption,
What causes malabsorption,
What is the most common mineral d...
7
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Digestion and Absorption
What is the role of the small int...,
Where does most absorption in the...,
What increases the surface area o...
24
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Oral Health
What is the most common kind of a...,
What are the causes of oral cancer,
Name some particles in tobacco smoke
18
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Pathology of the small bowel
What can cause ischaemia of the s...,
How does small bowel infarct chan...,
What is the outcome of mucosal in...
18
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Histology
What lines the oral cavity the or...,
What lines the nasal cavity and n...,
Describe the posterior third of t...
33
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Embryology
What germ layers is the gi tract ...,
What is the role of the mesenteries,
What are the ventral mesenteries
7
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Pathology of the oesophagus and mouth
What is a common form of oesophag...,
Describe chronic oesophagitis,
Describe acute oesophagitis
20
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Pathology of the stomach and duodenum
When does the pyloric channel end,
Describe acute gastritis aeitology,
What is the aeitology of chronic ...
22
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
What contributes to gord,
What are the symptoms of gord,
What are the investigations of gord
19
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Dyspepsia and Peptic Ulcer Disease
What is dyspepsia,
Where does the foregut start and end,
What factors make you more suscep...
17
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Upper GI bleeding
How is an upper gi bleed treated,
How mny litres of blood does a no...,
What type of endoscopy is used to...
20
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Physiology of Nausea and Vomiting
What is nausea,
What is vomiting emesis,
What is retching
28
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Physiology of Digestion
What are the three things that ca...,
What must carbohydrates be conver...,
Describe polysaccharides
32
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Lipid Digestion and the absorption of Ca and other ions
What are ingested lipids made up of,
What are the two ways that ingest...,
Describe the process of digestion
21
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Anatomy of GI tract bleeding
Is the caecum intraperitoneal or ...,
Is the ascending colon intraperit...,
Is the transverse colon intraperi...
35
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Pathology of Colorectal Cancer
What is a polyp,
What are the two types of polyp,
What are the most common types of...
16
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Physiology + Pharmacology of the large intestine
What makes up the large intestine,
What is the longitudinal smooth m...,
Where is smooth muscle thickened
28
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Benign Colon Conditions
What is a divertculum,
What is diverticulosis,
What is diverticulitis
24
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Pathology of the large bowel
What causes diverticular disease,
What is the aeitology of ischeami...,
Describe some of the histological...
11
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Who is most susceptible to ibs,
What causes ibs,
What are the two components of vi...
10
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Small Bowel Obstruction
Describe the incidence of appendi...,
What can cause appendicitis,
Describe the pathology of appendi...
25
cards
Feacal continence of the GI tract
What does the control of excretio...,
What can feacal continence be aff...,
What is the levator ani muscle
33
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Gastroenteritis
What is the most common bacteria ...,
What is the most common bacteria ...,
What is a rare cause of outbreaks...
47
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Dietry Management
What vitamin deficiency can lead ...,
How does fibre help the body,
What vitamins need replaced when ...
10
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Bacteria in the GI tract
When does normal gut flora coloni...,
What is colonisation,
How is a cdiff infection treated
14
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GI sepsis
What is cholangitis,
What could enterococcus found in ...,
What antibiotic causes a c diff i...
12
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IBD - pathology
What makes up ibd,
What is the effect of smoking on ...,
Are nsaids helpful in ibd
23
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IBD therapy
What do all ibd therapies have,
What are the therapy options for uc,
What are the therapy options for ...
26
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Tropical Infection of the GI tract
What is the definition of travell...,
What are the usual microorganisms...,
What are the investigations for a...
23
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Colorectal cancer
What can cause colorectal cancer,
What is the emergency presentatio...,
What is the chronic presentation ...
11
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Fluid balance in the GI tract & control of motility
What is the driver of absorption ...,
What is diarrhoea defined as,
What does the reabsorption of na ...
31
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Hepatitis
How is hep a transmitted,
When is hep a most prevelant can ...,
What investigations can be done f...
19
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Physiology and Pharmacology of the liver
What are the metabolic functions ...,
What is the liver a major site of...,
What does normal thyroid function...
20
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Consequences of Alcohol
What are the acute consequences o...,
What can chirrosis lead to,
What are the acute consequences o...
14
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Focal Lesions in the liver
In non cirrhotic patients what is...,
Name some benign liver lesions,
Name some malignant liver lesions
33
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Biochemistry of the Liver
What is the role of cytochrome p450,
Roles of the liver,
How are proteins seperated by size
41
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Pathology of the liver
What are the 3 zones of the liver,
How does cirrhosis manifest,
What are the causes of acute live...
41
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Causes of Chronic Liver Disease
What defines chronic liver disease,
What is the pathology of chronic ...,
What cells initiate the inflammat...
40
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Cirrhosis
What happens to the blood supply ...,
What are the normal hepatic and p...,
During portal hypertension what m...
33
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Pathology of the Biliary Tract and Pancreas
What does cholelithiasis mean,
What are gall stones,
What is normal bile made up of
25
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Microbiology - Antibiotic Lecture
What is clinical resistance,
What is laboratory resistance
2
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Acute Liver Disease
Define acute liver disease,
What is a common characteristic o...,
Name the liver function tests
10
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Fulminant Hepatic Failure
What are the causes of fhf,
What are the consequences of fhf,
What is the treatment of fhf
4
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LFTs
Name some serum transaminases,
What are the enzymes measured in ...,
What are the indices of intrinsic...
20
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Biliary Tract Disease
What can gallstones cause,
Why do gallstones form,
What are the risk factors for dev...
16
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Liver Disease Drugs
What are the rules of drugs with ...,
What does low albumin represent,
In the presence of low plasma vol...
15
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Psychiatry and the GI tract
What is globus sensation,
What is globus,
What is ibs
12
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Benign conditons of the ano-rectal area
What is a haemorrhoid,
What is the classic presentation ...,
What is the classical positioning...
18
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Pancreatic Problems
What is the exocrine function of ...,
What is the endocrine function of...,
Which hormones do which islets of...
25
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Small bowel obstruction
What are the consequences of smal...,
What is absolute constipation,
What is the presentation of a dis...
20
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Hernias
Define hernia,
What type of groin hernias are mo...,
What type of groin hernias are mo...
22
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