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Principles of Operative Surgery
Name 5 types of anaesthesia,
Why is hair removed pre operatively,
What is used for skin preparation
13  cards
Clinical Governance
What are the 6 pillars of clinica...,
What is clinical governance,
What 4 quality aspects do the who...
9  cards
Valvular Heart Disease
What is valvular heart disease,
How many cardiac valves and descr...,
What type of valve are all the he...
31  cards
Vascular History and Examination
What is atherosclerosis,
What is a thrombosis,
What is an embolism
26  cards
Principles of Cancer Management
What are the 5 main methods of ca...,
What are some signs ans symptoms ...,
What 3 principles are used for in...
14  cards
Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolus
What is vte,
What is a thrombosis,
What is an embolism
22  cards
Gastroenterology
Define adynophagia,
Define dysphagia,
What causes dysphagia
37  cards
Arthritis, Rheumatology, Disease and Treatment
What are the 4 classes of rheumat...,
What is seronegative spondyloarth...,
Name some connective tissue disor...
13  cards
Endocrine Disorders
Name 4 endocrine disorders,
What is diabetes mellitus,
How do you diagnose diabetes mell...
34  cards
Dentistry and Mental Illness 1
Name 3 affective disorders,
What study was done which shows i...,
Who works with mental illness
20  cards
Medicine for the elderly
What are the current demographics,
Why is there an economic burden,
What are the 4 types of personality
12  cards
Diabetes and its treatment
What do alpha cells make,
What do beta cells make,
What do delta cells make
53  cards
Clinical demonstration : diabetes, coma and complications
What are the acute complications ...,
What are the chronic complication...,
Describe acute hypoglycaemia
18  cards
Head and neck skin cancer
What are the predispositions to a...,
What are the 7 subtypes of melanoma,
What are the major signs to look for
23  cards
Bleeding, leukaemia and Denitstry
What is the process of haemostasis,
Describe the intrinsic pathway,
Describe the extrinsic pathway
50  cards
Dentistry and mental illness 2
What is body dysmorphic disorder,
Describe eating disorders,
What is ocd
11  cards
Principles of assessment
What are the 6 principles of asse...
1  cards
Post operative complications
Name 5 ways complications can com...,
What are the 8 most common post o...
2  cards
Introduction to investigative procedures
Describe plain abdominal x ray,
Describe bowel contrast radiology,
Describe biliary contrast radiogr...
13  cards
Trauma management: an overview
What is atls,
What are the principles of trauma...,
How to check airway
7  cards
Diabetes Demonstration
What is the cause of type 2 diabetes,
What effects insulin resistance,
What is the normal beta cell func...
6  cards
Components of blood haemostatic system
What are the of blood,
Describe the coagulation pathway,
What can go wrong with haemostasis
18  cards
Medical emergencies part 1
What conditions increase the like...,
What are the principles of emerge...,
What may cause an upper airway ob...
13  cards
Medical emergencies part 2
What cardio vascular symptoms may...,
What is syncope,
What may cause acute chest pain
11  cards
Normal functions of the kidneys
What are the 5 functions of the k...,
How do we measure excretory renal...,
How does serum creatinine scr rel...
21  cards
Palliative Care
What is palliative care,
How is qol measured,
How is palliative care provided
16  cards
The Immunocompromised Patient
What is immune deficiency,
What is humoral immunity,
What are abs and how many types a...
17  cards
Meningitis
What morbidity does meningitis cause,
What is meningitis,
What are the 4 types of meningitis
16  cards
Best Practice
Define a hospital acquired infection,
What type of bacteria survive the...,
What is colonisation
6  cards
Respiratory Tract Infections
Describe the right lung,
Describe the left lung,
Name 3 parts of the upper respira...
28  cards
Neurological Weakness
Name 6 causes of neurological wea...,
How does the homunculus relate to...,
Describe the pathway for neurones...
17  cards
Blood bourne virues (BBV)
What is a bbv,
Which three bbv are of main concern,
How are bbvs transmitted
29  cards
Osteo- articular Pathology
Name 3 osteo articular developmen...,
Name 5 osteo articular systemic d...,
Name 3 osteo articular neoplastic...
28  cards
Antibiotics - prudent use
What is mrsa,
Are most antibiotics natural or s...,
What accounts for 60 80 total ant...
8  cards
Lymphoreticular pathology
What makes up the primary immune ...,
What makes up the secondary immun...,
What cells are inside the bone ma...
26  cards
Lower GI Neoplasia
How many sections make up the lar...,
Where do most cases of lower gi n...,
What is a colorectal carcinoma
19  cards
Sexually transmitted diseases
What diseases present in the throat,
What disease present in the mouth,
What does chlamydia infect
44  cards
Heart Valvular Disease
What drains into the right atrium,
What leaves the right ventricle,
What valves are on the right side...
36  cards
Epilepsy
What is epilepsy,
Name 5 areas of the brain,
What is a seizure
16  cards
Liver Disease
What types of disease is the live...,
What histological features are co...,
What is cirrhosis
23  cards
Asthma and COPD
What are asthma and copd,
Describe how lung diseases are cl...,
What is asthma
22  cards
Lung Pathology
What composes the upper respirato...,
What comprises the lower respirat...,
How do we classify lung disease
22  cards
Ischaemic Heart Disease
What is ihd,
What does ihd result in,
What causes ihd
28  cards
Focus on Disability
What is a disability,
How many disabled in uk,
How many born with impairments
19  cards
Neuropathy
What is the body weight of the brain,
What is the cardiac output of the...,
Name 6 areas of the brain
30  cards
Hypertension and Stroke
What does normal blood pressure d...,
What physiological mechanisms are...,
What happens when low bp blood vo...
30  cards
Cancer of the Upper GI Tract
What type of cancer occurs in the...,
What type of cancer occurs in the...,
What type of cellular change occu...
21  cards
Parkinsons Disease
What is parkinsons disease,
What chemical is lacking in parki...,
What are the 3 main symptoms for ...
19  cards
Anaemia
Describe the lineage of pleuripot...,
Where are blood cells produced,
What is anaemia
29  cards
Leukaemia
What is leukaemia,
How does leukaemia happen,
What are the 2 types of leukaemia
33  cards
Diabetes
What is normal blood glucose level,
What is the normal response to hi...,
What is the normal response to lo...
33  cards
Respiratory Medicine for Dental Students
What are some clinical signs of r...,
What is sinusitis,
What bacteria cause sinusitis
25  cards
Confusion, delirium and dementia
What is delirium,
What is dementia,
What are the common causes of con...
22  cards
Shock
What is shock,
What is cardiac output,
How does shock lead to lactic aci...
23  cards

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