Principles of Disease

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Introduction to Medical Microbiology
What are the 5 possible infecting...,
What is the specimen collection f...,
What is the specimen collection f...
20  cards
Introduction to Bacteria
What are the key differences betw...,
What is the gram stain appearance...,
What is the gram stain appearance...
18  cards
Introduction to Fungi
What does the cell wall of a fung...,
Does a fungi form spores,
Does a fungi contain chlorophyl
28  cards
Introduction to Viruses
Describe the possible shapes of a...,
What are obligate intracellular p...,
What can virus families be classi...
22  cards
Pathogens and Host - Immunity
What type of phagocytic cell is a...,
What type of phagocytic cell is c...,
Where can you find fixed macrophages
23  cards
Pathogens and host intro
What are the possible signs and s...,
What is a commensal,
What does the capacity of a micro...
17  cards
Pathogens and Host - Virus and Pathogenesis
What are the virus pathogenic mec...,
What are the sites of viral entry,
What is a chronic infection
16  cards
Acute Inflammation
What are the signs of inflammation,
What are the causes of inflammation,
What is the microcirculation
20  cards
Gram Positive Bacteria
What type of bacteria is bacilli ...,
What are group d streptococci re ...,
What does streptococcus pneumonia...
98  cards
Gram Negative Bacteria
Neisseria meningitidis meningitis...,
Aerobic gram negative cocci,
Can t be stained with gram stains...
76  cards
Principles of Immunity
What does natural passive immunit...,
What is human normal immunoglobulin,
What is specific immunoglobulin
32  cards
Tumour Pathology
What is a neoplasm,
Describe the growth of tumours,
What are the types of tumour
28  cards
Acute Inflammation 2
What is the name of inflammation ...,
What do neutrophils do,
What do the granules do that neut...
50  cards
Tumour Pathology 2
What are the altered genetic asso...,
What is the altered cellular func...,
Describe morphology
35  cards
Tumour Pathology 3
What are the local effects of ben...,
What is the symptom of anaemia,
What are the systemic effects of ...
15  cards
Imaging In Inflammatory Disorders and Infection
What is a pet used to view,
What is another name given to the...,
How is the 3 d image created
21  cards
Autoimmunity and Hypersensitivity
Define hypersensitivity,
What is responsible for tissue da...,
Which hypersensitivity mechanisms...
36  cards
Imaging in Cancer
What is the basic principle of ba...,
How are ct scans produced,
What is the hounsfield unit
21  cards
Chronic Inflammation 1
What is the definition of chronic...,
What are the clinical presentatio...,
When do we see chronic inflammation
21  cards
Lymph Lecture
What are the functions of the lym...,
What are the constituents of the ...,
How does lymphatic system stop oe...
31  cards
Chronic Inflammation 2
What is granulomatous inflammatio...,
How is granulomatous inflammation...,
What are idiopathic diseases
36  cards
Introduction to Parasites
What are the three classes of par...,
Describe the structure of protozoa,
What is the mode of protozoa tran...
26  cards
Chromosome Mutations and Abnormalities - Second Lecture
What are the three different type...,
What is the result of non disjunc...,
What is trisomy 21 known as
42  cards
Estimating Risk of Inherited Genetic Disease
What is meant by fitness,
What is an allele that increases ...,
What is a neutral allele
18  cards
The Genetic Basis of Complex Inheritance - Non-Mendelian Inheritance
What are the three laws of mendel...,
What is non mendelian inheritance,
What is the mechanism for the fol...
37  cards
Storing and Using Genetic Information
Which carbon is responsible for t...,
Which base swaps in with thymine ...,
What takes place in the nucleus
17  cards
Chromosomes and Cell division 1/2 - First Lecture
Where are the telomeres of a chro...,
What is the end replication problem,
How do eukaryotes solve the end r...
4  cards
Genetic Predisposition to Cancer
What are somatic mutations,
What are germline mutations,
What is the function pf proto onc...
35  cards
Medical Genetics in the Clinic
Who does genetic counseling,
What happens after clinical exami...,
What are variants of uncertain si...
3  cards
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
What class of drug does daptomyci...,
What is the standard length of an...,
What are the three ways antibioti...
158  cards
Drug Absorption
Define pharmaceutical process,
Define pharmacokinetic process,
Define pharmacodynamic process
44  cards
Drug Distribution
What does drug distribution refer to,
What does tissue distribution dep...,
What can be said about an unbound...
28  cards
Drug Metabolism
What is the effect of metabolism,
What happens to lipid soluble sub...,
Purpose of metabolism
22  cards
Chromosomes and Cell Division 2/2 - First Lecture
What are the stages of the cell c...,
What are the different stages of ...,
What happens during the g1 stage ...
30  cards
Mendelian Inheritance
What are the features of autosoma...,
What are the features of autosoma...,
Give an example of a dominant aut...
6  cards
Theraputic Options
What is crc colorectal cancer lin...,
What is breast cancer linked to i...,
What is the current advice for diet
26  cards
An outline of the Cancer Process
What does a monoclonal cancer mean,
Which stage of the cell cycle can...,
Describe the activity of cancer c...
25  cards
Drug Delivery
How can drug formulation affect t...,
What determines the drug delivery...,
What factors do we consider to de...
40  cards
Adverse Drug Reactions
What is the definition of an adve...,
What is an adverse drug event,
What are the different classifica...
31  cards
Prescribing Errors
What is defined as a medication e...,
What are the four most common typ...,
When are health care professional...
15  cards
Drug Drug Interactions
What is defined as drug drug inte...,
When has a drug interaction occured,
Define object drug
20  cards
Identification of Humans
How does the pelvis of a female d...,
How does the skull of a male diff...,
Define skeletonisation
9  cards
Post Mortem Changes
What is death defined as,
Why does cellular death occur aft...,
Why does the body cool after death
18  cards
Clinical Trials
Why are clinical trials important,
What is defined as pre clinical d...,
What is phase 1 of clinical devel...
15  cards
Chemotherapy
How do alkylating agents work,
Give examples of alkylating agents,
What do
15  cards
Tumour Pathology 4
What is the cell cycle defined as,
What are the external factors tha...,
When is the cell cycle dependant ...
28  cards
Tumour Pathology 5
How do tumour suppressor genes fu...,
What is an anti oncogene,
What do mutations in retinoblasto...
27  cards
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy COPY
What class of drug does daptomyci...,
What is the standard length of an...,
What are the three ways antibioti...
158  cards

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