Principles of disease (Ross Lilley)

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Introduction to microbiology
Categories of micro organisms tha...,
Common specimen types collected f...,
Common specimen types collected f...
15  cards
Introduction to bacteria
Ways in which bacteria can be ide...,
Bacterial chromosomes,
Cell walls of gram positive bacteria
22  cards
Introduction to imaging
X ray,
Principles of x ray production an...,
Why different structures have dif...
12  cards
Introduction to Fungi
Classification of fungi,
Dermatophytosis,
Fungi that cause dermatophytosis ...
24  cards
Introduction to viruses
Classification of viruses,
Virion,
Principles of viral culture
18  cards
Tumour pathology 1
Tumour,
Will tumours continue to grow whe...,
Cancer
26  cards
Pathogens and the host
Pathogenic bacteria,
Signs and symptoms of clinical in...,
Pyrexia
48  cards
classification of pathogenic bacteria 1 (gram positive)
Aerobic gram positive cocci,
The coagulase test,
Coagulase positive bacteria
26  cards
classification of pathogenic bacteria 2 (gram negative bacteria)
Gram negative cocci,
Neisseria meningitis diseases,
Neisseria gonnorhoae diseases
14  cards
classification of bacteria 2 (miscellaneous bacteria)
What are miscellaneous bacteria,
Examples of miscellaneous bacteria,
Acid and alcohol fast bacilli
8  cards
acute inflammation 1
Acute inflammation,
Cardinal signs of inflammation,
Rubor
24  cards
principles of immunisation
Passive immunity,
Active immunity,
Length of passive immunity
15  cards
tumour pathology 2
Causes of cancer,
Properties of cancer cells,
Changes in cellular function in c...
17  cards
acute inflammation 2
Peritonitis,
Meningitis,
Appendicitis
23  cards
tumour pathology 3
Local effects of benign tumours,
Local effects on malignant tumours,
Systemic effects of malignant tum...
8  cards
imaging in inflammatory disorders
How pet scans work,
Ideal isotope for labelling,
Detection of gamma radiation i ga...
9  cards
imaging in cancer
How mri works,
Indications of mri,
Mri contrindications
11  cards
hypersensitivity and autoimmunity
Mechanism of type i hypersensitiv...,
Effects of type i hypersensitivity,
Mechanism of type ii hypersensiti...
21  cards
outline of disease process
Cancer stage 1,
Cancer stage 2,
Cancer stage 3
14  cards
chronic inflammation 1
Chronic inflammation,
Clinical presentations of chronic...,
Causes of chronic inflammation
6  cards
introduction to parasites
Main groups of parasites,
Protozoa,
Parasite
11  cards
storing and using genetic information
Structure of dna,
Process of dna replication,
Process of transcription
6  cards
Chromosomes, Cell Division, Meiosis and Chromosome Abnormalities
Basic structure of linear chromos...,
The end replication problem and h...,
Euchromatin
21  cards
mendelian inheritance
Characteristics of autosomal mend...,
Characteristics of sex linked men...
2  cards
chromosome abnormalities, mutations and analysis
Types of chromosome abnormalities,
Aneuploidy,
Trisomy
37  cards
chronic inflammation 2
What characterises granulomatous ...,
Idiopathic disease,
What stimulates granulomatous inf...
16  cards
drug absorption
Four basic factors which determin...,
Ways of drug administration,
Drug absorption
27  cards
Drug distribution
Drug distribution,
Factors that affects the amount o...,
Apparent volume of distribution vd
18  cards
antimicrobial chemotherapy mechanisms of action and resistance
Bactericidal,
Bacteriostatic,
Sensitive
45  cards
Antimicrobial chemotherapy side affects of common agents
Which organims is benzyl penicill...,
How is benzyl penicillin administ...,
Amoxicillin and ampicillin
37  cards
genetic predisposition to cancer
Genetic processes associated with...,
Proto oncogene,
What changes a proto oncogene int...
22  cards
pharmacokinetics -drug metabolism
Drug metabolism,
What does metabolism do to lipid ...,
What are prodrugs
24  cards
tumour pathology 4
What is a cell cycle,
What are the phases of the cell c...,
When does dna repair occur
27  cards
Tumour pathology 5
Types of tumour suppressor genes,
Factors that cause carcinogenesis,
How can prb be altered to cause i...
25  cards
Estimating risk of inherited genetic diseases
What is fitness,
What is a neutral allele,
What is a deleterious allele
17  cards
therapeutic options: cancer
Preventative measures for cancer,
Treatments of cancer,
What type of food stuff probably ...
21  cards
drug-drug interactions
What is a drug interaction,
What is the evidence that a drug ...,
Types of drug interactions
24  cards
drug delivery systems
What are the 4 main groups of dru...,
Carrier based drugs,
Forms in which drugs are given to...
26  cards
Tumour pathology important genes etc.
What does the proto oncogene sis ...,
How does the proto oncogene sis b...,
Which cancers does the over expre...
47  cards
Chemotherapy
What is the site of action for al...,
Describe the action of alkylating...,
What are the mechanisms of resist...
13  cards
mediators of inflammation
What are the cell surface mediato...,
What is the function of cell surf...,
What is the function of histamine...
15  cards
Antifungals
Which drugs bind to ergosterol in...,
What are some examples of polyenes,
What is amphotericin b used to treat
20  cards
Non-medelian inheritance
What is penetrance,
What is the penetrance of cystic ...,
What are the mechanisms of non me...
15  cards
antiviral drugs
What are the anti herpes drugs,
Which of the anti herpes drugs ar...,
What are the anti hiv drugs
24  cards
tumour biomarkers
Kras,
Braf,
Egfr
9  cards
antibiotics
What does benzyl penicillin treat...,
What do amoxicillin and ampicilli...,
What does co amoxiclav treat
39  cards

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