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haemoglobin as an allosteric protein to transport oxygen
What are the advantages of the sh...,
What is the structure of haem,
What causes brown blood
36  cards
Cardiac Function and its Control
What does blood pressure depend on,
Which is more important in diastole,
Which is more important in systole
23  cards
Blood Pressure Control and Hypertension
What is the primary purpose of ci...,
What is map,
Can capillaries change resistance
25  cards
Thoracic Walls
What is the area of the base of t...,
In which quadrant of the breast i...,
What is the submammary space
42  cards
Heart and Pericardium
What are the three layers of the ...,
What is the pericardial cavity,
What is the transverse pericardia...
34  cards
Drugs Influencing Heart Rate and Arrythmias
What are the targets of parasympa...,
What is the neurotransmitter used...,
What is the receptor used in para...
34  cards
Drugs Affecting Cardiovascular System (Blood Pressure)
What is the definition of hyperte...,
What does hypertension predispose...,
What are the risk factors for hig...
37  cards
Antibiotics 1
What is the definition of an anti...,
What is the definition of a chemo...,
What is a semi synthetic
14  cards
Observational Studies in CVD
What is a cross sectional study,
What is a case control study,
What is the main advantage of cas...
24  cards
Cardiovascular Histology
What are the three layers of the ...,
What does the epicardium look lik...,
What does the myocardium look lik...
25  cards
Vascular Pathology 1 - Atherosclerosis, Aneurism, Dissection
What is ischaemia,
What is ischaemia due to,
What is hypoxia
37  cards
Imagining of the Thorax
What stops x rays getting through...,
What has the lowest e densities,
What has the highest e densities
13  cards
Vascular Function and its Control
What determines map,
What determines map,
At rest where is most of the bloo...
28  cards
Aetiology and Risk Factors for CVD
What is a descriptive research qu...,
What is an analytical research qu...,
What are observational studies
28  cards
Antibiotics 3
What is the action of aminoglycos...,
What are the mechanisms for amino...,
How are aminoglycosides enzymatic...
17  cards
Antibiotics 2
What is the structure of peptidog...,
What are the amino acids of the p...,
What does the alternating pattern...
23  cards
Chemical Transmission in the Nervous System
What are the major sites of pharm...,
Which fibre is longer in the symp...,
Which fibre is longer in the para...
19  cards
Drugs Affecting Neurotransmitters in the ANS and SNS
What does botulinum toxin do,
What do anticholinesterases do,
What does edrophonium do
36  cards
Local and Hormonal Mediators
Where is histamine released from,
How are mast cells activated,
What are histamine receptors
27  cards
Lipid Mediators
What is the structure of arachido...,
How is arachidonic acid derived,
How is arachidonic acid stored
35  cards
Coagulation
What is involved in primary haemo...,
How long does primary haemostasis...,
What is involved in secondary hae...
33  cards
Cellular Adaptations
What is hypertrophy,
Is hypertrophy reversible,
What is eccentric hypertrophy
22  cards
Antibiotics 4
What must be considered when choo...,
Why is susceptibility testing done,
What are the two methods of susce...
18  cards
Ischaemic Heart Disease
What part of the heart does the l...,
What part of the heart does the c...,
What part of the heart does the p...
30  cards
Determinants and Consequences of Ventricular Hypertrophy
What is involved in normal heart ...,
What does normal heart size depen...,
When does remodelling and hypertr...
24  cards
Cardiac Failure
What determines cardiac output,
What is preload,
What is afterload
24  cards
Superior and Posterior Mediastinum
What is the mediastinum,
What is the superior mediastinum,
What is the inferior mediastinum
30  cards
Cardiac Valve Disfunction
When is systole in relation to he...,
What is valve stenosis,
What is the result of valve stenosis
29  cards
Clinical Trials in CVD
What is a clinical trial,
What are the key outcomes of a cl...,
What are the three key features o...
17  cards
Cholesterol Synthesis and Lipoprotein Transport
What is the structure of cholesterol,
What are the properties of choles...,
Where is cholesterol commonly fou...
40  cards
Drugs Influencing Cardiac Structure and Function
What is digoxin,
What are the effects of digoxin,
What is the adverse effect of dig...
19  cards
Drugs Affecting Coagulation
What is thrombosis,
What kind of cells are present in...,
What kind of cells are present in...
42  cards
Drugs and the Kidney
In what parts of the kidney is na...,
What proportion of nacl and water...,
What proportion of nacl and water...
30  cards
Vascular Pathology 2 - Thrombosis, Embolism, Ischaemia, Infarction
What is ischaemia,
What is ischaemia due to,
What happens in chronic ischaemia
39  cards
Drug Regulation of Serum Lipids
What is dyslipidaemia,
What are the three types of dysli...,
What is the target level for tota...
44  cards
Drug Treatment of Ischaemic Heart Disease
How can oxygen supply to heart be...,
How can oxygen demand of the hear...,
What are the three types of angina
30  cards

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