Principles of Disease

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Decks in this class (32)

An Introduction to Bacteria
Chromosome structure and function,
Cytoplasm structure and function,
Cell wall structure and function
26  cards
An Introduction to Viruses
Icosahedral virus,
Helical,
Complex
15  cards
Classification of Pathogenic Bacteria
Aerobic gram positive cocci,
Positive coagulase test,
Staph aureus is commensal in the ...
59  cards
Drug Absorption
Four basic factors that determine...,
Define absorption,
How quickly the drug will get int...
24  cards
Principles of Immunisation
Active immunisation,
Principles of active immunisation 6,
Passive immunisation
19  cards
Hypersensitivity and Autoimmune Disease
What is a hypersensitivity,
Allergy,
Autoimmune disease
23  cards
Acute Inflammation
Cardinal signs of inflammation,
Causes of acute inflammation,
In microcirculation capillary bed...
48  cards
Chronic Inflammation
Clinical presentations,
Causes of chronic inflammation,
Organisation
5  cards
Lymphatic System
Functions of lymphatic system 4,
Purpose of blood plasma being for...,
Lymphatic capillaries
15  cards
Introduction to Fungi
Uses of fungi 7,
Oppurtunistic systemic mycoses,
Fungus
25  cards
Introduction to Parasites
What is a parasite,
Protozoa,
Helminths worms
28  cards
Imaging in Cancer
Barium meal,
Barium enema,
Single contrast is preferred when...
23  cards
Tumour Pathology
What is a tumour,
Benign glandular tumour,
Malignant glandular tumour
88  cards
Mendelian Inheritance
What type of inheritance is sickl...,
What type of inheritance is cysti...,
Risk of population being a carrie...
16  cards
Chromosomes, Cell Division, Meiosis and Chromosome
Function of centromere,
Telomeres,
Function of telomeres
32  cards
Drug Distribution
For a drug to be active it must__...,
Plasma protein binding,
Less bound drug is ______
35  cards
Storing and Using Genetic Information
Phenotype,
Genotype,
Protein
36  cards
Therapeutic Options
Methods to prevent cancer,
Treatment,
Local regional
12  cards
Thrombosis and Clotting
What type of cells line the small...,
What do the endothelial cells make,
What surrounds the basal lamina
43  cards
Chemotherapy
Classification of cytotoxic agents,
Mode of action of alkylating agents,
Mechanism of resistance to alkyla...
11  cards
Estimating risk of inherited genetic disease
Fitness,
Mutation is recessive genes rarel...,
Mutations in dominant and x linke...
11  cards
Drug Interactions and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
What is the medical importance of...,
Factors that may predispose a pat...,
Classification of drug drug inter...
32  cards
Injury to the Body
Intensity of the force obeys the ...,
Important factor of the mechanism...,
Force applied over a smaller area...
16  cards
Post Mortem Changes
Early postmortem changes 3,
Late postmortem changes 4,
Human body ___ obey newtons law o...
25  cards
Metabolism/Pharmacogenetics
Important sites for metabolsim,
What are prodrugs,
Examples of prodrugs
34  cards
Clinical Trials
Phase 1,
Phase 2,
Phase 3
15  cards
Imaging in Inflammatory Disorders and Infection
What is molecular imaging,
In nuclear medicine the imaging a...,
Types of molecular imaging
24  cards
The Genetic Basis of Complex Inheritance
Mendelian inheritance,
Non mendelian inheritance,
Pattern of non mendelian inheritance
32  cards
Chromosome Abnormalities, Mutations & Analysis
Types of chromosome abnormalities,
Numerical,
Trisomy
43  cards
Genetic Predisposition to Cancer
Oncogenes,
Tumour supressor genes,
Dna damage response genes
14  cards
Adverse Drug Reactions
Definition,
Frequency of adr,
Types of classification of adrs
23  cards
Drug Delivery Systems
Types of drug delivery systems 4,
Drugs can be formulated to allow____,
Dosage regimes
17  cards

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