1st year systems

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Decks in this class (74)

lungs, airways and blood supply
Why is gas exchange so important,
What is the respiratory system re...,
What do you need for the resp sys...
24  cards
chest and wall mechanics
What is boyles law,
Whats daltons law,
Whats charles law
23  cards
ventilation and compliance
What is the anatomical dead space...,
What is the partial pressure,
What is the order of volumes star...
68  cards
embryology
When is the pre embryonic phase,
When is the embryonic phase,
When is the foetal phase
89  cards
pulmonary blood flow, gas exchange, and transport
What are the two circulations tha...,
What is the bronchial circulation...,
What circulation does bronchial a...
86  cards
control of ventilation
What does ventilatory control req...,
What does ventilatory control occ...,
What are respiratory centres
37  cards
developmental aspects of lung disease
What are the stages of lung morph...,
Does alveolar separation continue...,
What stages of lung development i...
42  cards
pathology of respiratory tract infections
What are different types of upper...,
Acute epiglottitis,
What are charecteristics of lower...
31  cards
asthma clinical features
Whats the definition of asthma,
What are the proven risk factors ...,
In what way is genetic a risk fac...
42  cards
clinical features of COPD
Whats the definition of copd,
What 3 things is copd associated ...,
Whats the etiology of copd
22  cards
management of COPD
Airflow is more likely to be,
Hyperinflation is associated with...,
Is copd progressive
7  cards
obstrutive airway diseases
What are three obstructive airway...,
What is fev1,
What is fvc
30  cards
upper respiratory tract infections- children
What are some diseases in the upp...,
What is rhinitus early symptooms of,
Does antibiotic treatment help ot...
7  cards
pulmonary vasculr disease
What is pulmonary embolism,
What are risk factors of venous t...,
What are symptoms of pulmonary em...
13  cards
pathology of lung cancers
What is one of the most common ca...,
What is the main cause of lung ca...,
Whats the aetioology of lung cancer
27  cards
clinical features of lung cancer and staging
Risk factors of lung cancer,
What are clinincal features and s...,
Whata the difference in symptoms ...
14  cards
radiology of lung cancer
What should be though about when ...,
What should be though about when ...,
You take a history from a patient...
10  cards
surgical management of lung cancer
What are two factors when assessi...,
In staging of lung cancer by taki...,
What kind of testing would you us...
39  cards
asthma management children
How do you measure control,
What kind of questions can you as...,
What are the possibilities that t...
10  cards
lower respiratory tract infections in children
What are common infective agents ...,
What are common infective agents ...,
What are the principles of manage...
21  cards
asthma management in adults
What are the symptoms of asthma,
What are signs of asthma,
What is defined as complete contr...
13  cards
sleep apnoea and neuromuscular respiratory failure
What is obstructive sleep apnoea ...,
Why is osas important,
Whats the prevelance of sleep apnoea
18  cards
tuberculosis
Is tb globally incerasing or decr...,
How many people are infected worl...,
How is tb spread
27  cards
pleural disease
What are the different types of p...,
What is the pleura made of,
What are the two layers of the pl...
55  cards
pathology of restrictive lung disease
What is the interstitium of the lung,
Should the alveolar epithelial an...,
What does reduced lung compliance...
42  cards
lower resp tract infection
Whats the uuk incidence of pneumonia,
Whats the mortality rate of in ho...,
What are symptoms of pneumonia
31  cards
microbiological diagnosis of chest infection
What are the diagnostic technique...,
What kind of microscopy would you...,
What stain would you use for tb
16  cards
cystic fibrosis in children and adults
What is the commonest inherited l...,
Is cystic fibrosis recessive or d...,
What is the gene prevalence of cy...
23  cards
further issues on CF
What are 2 important issues with ...,
Does cf havve an effect of sexual...,
What gender does cf mostly affect...
9  cards
cystic dibrosis in adults
Whats the ratio of people carryin...,
If a person was a carrier for cf ...,
Why has survival of cf got much b...
26  cards
restrictive lung disease
What is the definition of restric...,
What are conditions causing restr...,
What does pleural cause
17  cards
non-lung cancer thoracic surgery
What is empyema thoracis,
Name some benign lung tumours,
What are indications for surgery ...
10  cards
sleep medicine in children
How much normal hours of sleep do...,
How would you assess someones sleep,
Would it be abnormal if a baby 1 ...
17  cards
function of the cardiovascular system
What does blood carry round the body,
How is the cvs system flexible,
What must be equal if the pumps a...
23  cards
first look at ECG
Where does the standard limb lead...,
What pair of electrodes calculate...,
What pair of electrodes calculate...
38  cards
electrical activity of the heart
What are electrical properties of...,
Do skeletal muscle and cardiac mu...,
In extraction contraction couplin...
24  cards
anatomy of cvs
Whats the function of the heart,
Whats the function of the arteries,
Whats the function of the capilla...
75  cards
embryology of the cvs
What are the four stages of heart...,
What forms the circulatory system...,
What forms two primitive heart tubes
90  cards
cardiac cycle
Whats the first step of the cardi...,
Whats the second step of cardiac ...,
Whats the third stage of cardiac ...
27  cards
regulation of stroke volume and heart rate
What regulates the heart rate,
In what way dos sympathetuc nervo...,
In what way does the parasympathe...
28  cards
exchange and the lymphatic system
What are present in capillaries t...,
What is the function of capillaries,
Do continuous capillaries have le...
17  cards
regulation of arteriolar resistance
What regulates arteriolar resistance,
What controls tpr and therefore r...,
Why is controlling the radius of ...
19  cards
pressure and flow in arteries and veins
What is pressure wave affected by,
What is normal arterial pressure,
Does arterial pressure increase w...
11  cards
short term control of blood pressure
What is the driving force that pu...,
What happens if map is too low,
What happens if map is too high
11  cards
long term control of blood pressure
Is long term control of blood pre...,
Where does the long term control ...,
What three hormone systems does l...
30  cards
aetiology, pathology and treatment of hypertension
Whats the worlds number one cause...,
Whats the uk number 1 preventable...,
What are the compliations of hype...
49  cards
treatment of hypertension
How would you diagnose hypertension,
What would be stage 1 hypertension,
What would be stage 2 hypertension
18  cards
pathophysiology of atheroma
What is atheroma atherosclerosis,
What causes ischaemia,
What are the serious consequences...
19  cards
pathophysiology of thrombosis and embolism
True or false normal blood is tur...,
What would be stasis of blood flo...,
What would turbulent blood flow mean
20  cards
stable angina
Whats the definition of stable an...,
What are the three important thin...,
How much lumen is there if you ha...
20  cards
pathology of ischaemia and infarction
What is ischaemia,
What is hypoxic,
What is anaemic
42  cards
valvular heart disease
What is mitral stenosis,
What changes happen to the chambe...,
What happens to the left ventricu...
36  cards
Acute coronary syndrome - diagnosis, management
How would you define stable angina,
What does plaque disruption lead to,
Is atherothrombosis predictable o...
26  cards
ischaemic heart disease and valvular disease
What are the causes of cardiac is...,
What are manifestations of ischae...,
What are the dangerous patterns o...
33  cards
aortic aneurysms and carotid artery disease
What is aneurysm disease,
Causes of anuerysm disease,
Risk factors for degenerative aor...
37  cards
peripheral arterial disease
Is critical limb ischaemia the sa...,
What are the risk factos for crit...,
What is the first stage of critic...
31  cards
stroke- presentation
Whats the commonest cause of long...,
How many nhs beds to people who h...,
What is a stroke
46  cards
nutritional aspects of cardiovascular disease
What are the cardiovascular diseases,
What are examples of coronary hea...,
What is stroke
9  cards
stroke- therapy
Why are stroke units important,
Whats the aim of thrombolysis,
How much neurones would a typical...
3  cards
sihd and angina therapy
Whats the most common cause of de...,
What are acute coronary syndromes,
What are stable coronary artery d...
38  cards
3D abdominal aneurysms
What are the different types of a...,
What are the risk factors for an ...,
What are the risk factors for an ...
26  cards
Pathophysiology of Congestion & Oedema
What is congestion,
Is congestion active or passive,
Is congestion acute or chronic
46  cards
ACS and AMI - Therapy
What are the acute coronary syndr...,
What is the pathogenesis of acute...,
What is the goal of therapy
25  cards
heart failure
0  cards
Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease
What are the cuases of congenital...,
What is trisomy 21,
What are the symptoms of turner s...
11  cards
Cardiomyopathy, Myocarditis and Pericarditis
What is dilated cardiomyopathy,
What is the aetiologocial backgro...,
What are symptoms of dilated card...
33  cards
Infective Endocarditis & Rheumatic Heart Disease
What is endocarditis,
Has mortality of endocarditis dec...,
For what reasons is endocarditis ...
35  cards
Aortic Disease - Pathophysiology, Presentation,
True or false atherosclerosis is ...,
When does atherosclerosis begin,
What are the risk factors for ath...
36  cards
heart failure treatment
What is chronic heart failure cha...,
What is heart failure,
What are the different types of h...
48  cards
arrythmias- pathophysiology, presentation and investigation
How do arrythmias present,
Investigations of arrythmias,
What are the therapeutic options
11  cards
imaging of circulatory disturbances
What are the different types of v...,
What are the problems with vascul...,
What can you not see very well on...
13  cards
venous & Lymphatic Disease - Presentation, Investigation & Therapy
How many people does varicose vei...,
What is a varicose vein,
Where are varicose veins most com...
29  cards
arrythmia: therapy
Why does atrial fibrillation occur,
Vaughan williams classification c...,
Vaughan williams classification c...
34  cards
Deep Vein Thrombosis & Pulmonary Thromboembolism - Presentation, Investigation & Therapy
Where can thrombus occur,
What is a clot made up of,
What is the difference between ar...
22  cards

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