Respiratory Diseases Flashcards
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What is asthma?
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acute and chronic phases
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Symptoms of asthma
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3
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asthma clinical features
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4
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asthma exacerbation factors
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5
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asthma diagnosis
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6
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asthma treatment
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7
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what is COPD
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8
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pathogenesis of COPD
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9
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treatment of COPD
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10
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Mediators of smooth muscle tone
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11
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Mechanisms increasing free calcium
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12
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Mechanisms decreasing free calcium
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13
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Smooth muscle contraction mechanism
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14
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Beta 2 agonist mechanism
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15
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Clinical applications of B2 agonists
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relievers
controllers
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B2 agonist saga
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17
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Inverse agonists
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18
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Mast cell structure, location and armoury?
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19
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Mast cell activation
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20
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Bad aspects of mast cells
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21
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Good aspects of mast cells
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22
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Therapies targeting mast cells
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targeting MCs
harnessing MCs
23
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Describe the structure of a virus
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24
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Respiratory virus pathogenesis
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HH and 2 mechanisms?
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Immune response to lung infection
Th1
| Th2
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TLR Activation?
PAMP
PRR
extra, intra
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Evidence for HH?
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Evidence against HH?
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Asthma risk factors?
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Effect of viral infection in early childhood?
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Infection mechanism on airways
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Why do asthmatics get longer and worse colds?
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Why do people still smoke?
2 reasons
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Therapeutic interventions for smokers?
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Pathology of COPD?
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Cellular mechanism of smoking in COPD
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COPD exacerbations?
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COPD co-morbidities?
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How is skeletal muscle wasting caused?
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Nucleotide sequences?
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Exosomes?
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how are mAbs made
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new scaffolds?
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recombinant proteins?
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severe asthma?
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stem cell research tools?
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lung stem cells (5)
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respiratory diseases?
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