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Decks in this class (17)

Renal
What are the common findings in u...,
What are urinary casts,
Describe the way the kidney handl...
10  cards
Nervous system
What are upper motor neurons,
What clinical features are seen w...,
What is the physiological basis o...
4  cards
Gas transport to tissues
What is the chloride shift,
What is the haldane effect,
How is oxygen carried in the blood
5  cards
Thirst
Where is thirst regulated,
What factors increase thirst name...,
In what situations may thirst sen...
3  cards
Cardiovascular
Explain the elecrophysiological c...,
What are baroreceptors and where ...,
What stimulates the baroreceptors
7  cards
Lung volumes
Give a definition for anatomic de...,
How is anatomic dead space measured,
How is physiologic dead space mea...
4  cards
Withdrawal reflex
What is a withdrawal reflex,
Outline the sequence of events in...,
Describe how some of the characte...
3  cards
A-a gradient
Explain the reasons for the norma...,
Give a definition for shunt,
Give some examples of shunt
3  cards
Arrhythmia
By what mechanisms can tachyarrhy...,
What conditions may predispose to...
2  cards
Cerebral blood flow
What factors affect cerebral bloo...,
What is the mechanism of the cush...,
What is the monroe kellie doctrine
3  cards
RAAS
Explain how hypotension activates...,
How does the raas contribute to t...,
What other factors increase renin...
3  cards
Pressure-Volume Loop
What is the stroke volume in a no...,
Please draw and label the pressur...
2  cards
Micturition
Describe the neurological pathway...,
Describe the muscles involved in ...,
What prevents vesico ureteric reflux
3  cards
Calcium homeostasis
Where in the body is calcium stored,
How is the plasma calcium level r...,
How does bone resorption occur
3  cards
Hypoxaemia and V/Q
What are the causes of hypoxaemia...,
How does the ventilation perfusio...,
What is the effect of v q inequal...
3  cards
Eye and Vision
How is visual acuity measured,
What factors influence visual acuity,
Why is the fovea important for vi...
3  cards
Catecholamines
What are the physiological effect...
1  cards

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