guided studies Flashcards
what is the role of the medical student in maintaining patient safety?
- they should be trained to recognise errors and speak up when errors occur
- the care of the patient is always your first concern
- recognise and work within your limits
- protect and promote the health of the patients
what are standard infection control precautions?
- hand hygiene
- PPE
- sharps safety
- resp hygiene
what are the principals that govern the behaviour of medical students?
achieving good medical practise by the GMC.
1- knowledge, skills and performance
2- safety and quality
3- maintaining trust
4- communication, partnership and teamwork.
epithelial tissue
covers and lines surfaces and cavities of the body
connective tissue
consists of cells, fibres and an extracellular matrix. Very diverse group of tissue.
nervous tissue
carries information in the form of impulses through out the body.
muscle tissue.
contracts to perform movement such as skeletal muscle.
what does the basement membrane consist off
thin sheet composed of collagen and glycoprotein
zonula adherens
this is the second junction
it completely encircles each cell providing stability, binding the cells of a tissue together. the cytoskeleton of each neighbouring cell becomes linked.
where will simple squamous cells typically be found?
at areas of rapid of rapid diffusion or gas exchange
mesothelium
refers to the epithelium that lines the body cavities, revived from embryonic mesoderm.
This will form serous membranes, pericardium, peritoneum and pleura.
endothelium
simple squamous epithelium that lines the luminal surfaces of blood vessels.
what can the BBB be opened by?
hypertension
hyperosmolarity
diabetes
what is the BBB
it restricts the passage of potentially harmful substances from the blood, but will allow the passage of things like oxygen and nutrients. This is achieved by diffusion.
function of goblet cells?
- secretion of mucus
- occurs by exocytosis of secretory granules
during keratinisation, what happens to the intracellular junctions?
they become filled with a waxy material resulting in the loss of nutrient supply to the cells, causing them to die.
what term is used to describe a tumour originating in epithelial cells?
carcinoma
what type of epithelium lines the eosphogus
stratified squamous
what type of epithelium lines the bronchi
pseudo stratified columnar
why do lungs appear black on a radiograph while bones appear white?
since the body is made up of tissue with varying densities, the film that shows the x-ray is ingress scale. black will correspond to tissue with little attenuation (such as air) and white corresponds to tissue of high attenuation (such as bone).
what are some possible ways of minimising possible radiation exposure?
TIME
DISTANCE
PPE
what are the effects of radiation in utero?
- the effect will depend on the dose of radiation used and the gestational age.
- if diagnostic doses are given, it can result in fatal retardation, seizures
what are some examples where ultrasound imaging would not be the modality of choice?
it will not work well in areas where there is a high amount of air, due to the inability of the ultrasound waves to penetrate and transmit through air. therefore it is not the best choice for bowel and stomach areas.
what type of waves does ultrasound use the image the body?
pressure waves (sound mechanical waves)
HOW IS LYMPH MADE?
the cells in the body as bathed in interstitial fluid that is forced out of capillaries due the hydrostatic pressure of the blood at the arterial end of the capillary. Most of the fluid will be returned to the venous side of the capillary bed due to oncotic pressure, but to prevent a build up of fluid, this fluid can pass into surrounding lymphatic capillaries.
what are lymphatic capillaries made of?
thin walled endothelial tubes
on the left, what vessels will lymph drain into?
thoracic duct
on the right, what will lymph vessels drain into?
right lymphatic duct.
what junction will both the right and left lymphatic vessels drain into?
they will both enter venous circulation at the junction between the internal jugular and the subclavian veins.
what can a blockage of lymph vessels cause?
lymphoedema (localised fluid retention)
what do lymph nodes do?
these are filters within the immune system that contain B and T lymphocytes that will recognise foreign antigens and cause an immune response.
how are lymph nodes involved in the spread of cancer?
malignant cells may become detached from a primary tumour and be carried along lymph vessels until they reach a lymph node where they may Gove rise to a secondary tumour. = metastasis (you can use this to predict the spread of cancer)
axillary nodes: position and drainage?
position = fatty tissue of the axilla
drain = upper limbs, thoracic and abdominal wall down to the umbilicus.