Principles of Disease

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Decks in this class (30)

An Introduction to Medical Microbiology
List the categories of micro orga...,
List the common specimen types co...,
Microscopy
9  cards
An introduction to Viruses
Basic classification of viruses,
Outline the principles of viral c...,
Hiv
15  cards
An Introduction to Fungi
Classification and structure of f...,
Dermatophytic fungal infections,
Systemic fungal infectons
8  cards
An Introduction to Bacteria
Cocci,
Bacilli,
Spirilla
19  cards
An Introduction to Parasites
Parasite,
Protozoa,
Helminths
5  cards
Pathogens and the Host
Pathogen,
Commensal,
Pathogenesis
20  cards
Classification of Pathogenic Bacteria
Gram positive bacteria,
Aerobic gram positive cocci,
Staphylococcus aureus gram positive
14  cards
Principles of Immunisation
Active immunisation,
Passive immunity,
Vaccination
13  cards
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Mic,
Mbc,
Sensitive
19  cards
Acute Inflammation
Acute inflammation,
Causes of acute inflammation,
Benefits of acute inflammation
13  cards
Tumour Pathology
Classification of tumours,
Nomenclature of tumours,
Cancer
16  cards
Imaging in Inflammatory Disorders and Infection
Positron emission tomography,
Characters of the ideal isotope f...,
Gamma camera
6  cards
Imaging in Cancer
Magnetic resonance imaging mri,
Gadolinium dtpa,
Patient safety issues specific to...
9  cards
Hypersensitivity and Autoimmunity
Hypersensitivity,
Type 1 hypersensitivity,
Atopy
20  cards
Outline of Disease Processes
Cancer staging,
Pathological staging,
Genetic changes in cancer
4  cards
The Lymphatic System
Function of the lymphatic system,
Composition of the lymphatic system,
Lymph nodes
7  cards
Chronic Inflammation
Cells involved,
Major causes,
Effects
10  cards
Storing and Using Genetic Information
Dna,
Dna replication,
Transcription of dna to rna
5  cards
Chromosomes, cell division, meiosis and chromosome abnormalities
Basic structure and packing of ch...,
Mitosis,
Purpose of packaging dna
8  cards
Mendelian Inheritance
Autosomal dominant,
X linked,
Autosomal recessive
3  cards
Mutations and Genetic Analysis
Types of mutations,
Effects of mutations,
Molecular genetic technology used...
3  cards
Drug absorption
Drug absorption,
Factors effecting bioavailability,
Lipid water partition co efficient
13  cards
Drug Distribution
Bio availability,
Drug distribution,
Factors that determine bio availa...
14  cards
Metabolism/Pharmacogenetics
Buccal,
Sublingual,
Rectal
10  cards
Genetic Predisposition to Cancer
Somatic mutations,
Germline mutations,
Oncogenes
9  cards
Tumour Pathology 4 and 5
Mitosis,
Cell cycle,
Number of cells in body
10  cards
Estimating Risk of Inherited Genetic Disorder
Fitness,
Selective pressure,
Alleles significance
7  cards
Laboratory Medicine
Laboratory medicine specialites,
Reasons to request a lab speciali...,
Laboratory acceptance policy
5  cards
Therapeutic Options
Current modalities of therapy,
Importance of cell turnover and k...
2  cards
Drug interactions and therapeutic drug monitoring
Medical importance of drug intera...,
Factors which may predispose a pa...,
Drug drug interactions
6  cards

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