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L1. Cardiac Function and its Control
What is the main purpose of the h...,
Systolic pressure has a much high...,
In what circumstances can the per...
20  cards
L2. Vascular Function and its Control
Where does the majority of the bl...,
Compare the compliance of the art...,
Why is it detrimental to have hig...
13  cards
L4. Blood and Anaemia
What is blood made out of,
What are the different problems w...,
What are the different problems w...
24  cards
L5. Haemostasis
What interactions are involved in...,
What is the haemostatic profile o...,
What happens when there is a brea...
20  cards
L6. Biochemistry of Haemoglobin
Why is oxygen carried in rbcs hb ...,
What characteristics of hb make i...,
What are the two main oxygen carr...
24  cards
L7. Pharmacological overview of the peripheral nervous system
What is the difference between th...,
What is the major site of pharmac...,
How is the peripheral nervous sys...
12  cards
L8. Drugs affecting Neurotransmitters
How is drug modulation of the ach...,
What is the consequence of ach pa...,
What is the pathway of inhibiting...
15  cards
L9. Local and Hormonal Mediators
What are autocoids,
What are some common characterist...,
Where is histamine found
23  cards
L10. Lipid Mediators
What is arachadonic acid,
What is meant by omega 6,
What is the major polyunsaturated...
30  cards
L11. Aetiology and Risk Factors of Disease
What is the difference between de...,
What are the different types of s...,
What is the difference between an...
15  cards
L12. Blood Pressure Control and Hypertension
What is the major mechanism for t...,
How is blood pressure and cardiac...,
What is the baroreceptor reflex a...
16  cards
L13. Thoracic Walls Anatomy
Define the borders of the breast,
Where in the breast do most carci...,
What muscle do the breasts lie on
31  cards
L14. Heart and Pericardium Anatomy
Define what borders the heart and...,
Describe the sections of the medi...,
What are the layers of the perica...
30  cards
L15. Ethical Responsibilities for Medical Students
What is meant by social permission,
What three general factors contri...,
Why are explicit ethical principl...
11  cards
L16. Drugs affecting Heart Rate and Dysrhythmias
What is the parasympathetic influ...,
What is the sympathetic influence...,
What does the electrical activity...
30  cards
L17. Drugs Influencing the CVS
What is the clinical definition o...,
Hypertension is a risk factor for,
What are the risk factors for dev...
35  cards
L18. Observational Studies in CVD
What is a cross sectional study,
What are the advantages and disad...,
What is a case control study
17  cards
L19. Histology of the Heart
What are the three histological l...,
What are the histological feature...,
What are the functions of gap jun...
23  cards
L20. Pathology of Arterial Diseases
What is arteriosclerosis,
What conditions accelerate or pre...,
What is the pathogenesis of arter...
31  cards
L21. Ventricular Hypertrophy
What side of the heart does ventr...,
What is the difference between hy...,
How is normal hypertrophy control...
41  cards
L23. Superior and Posterior Mediastinum
Define the main physical and func...,
What structures lie in the anteri...,
From superficial to deep list the...
42  cards
L24 & L25. Antimicrobials
What are the three broad types of...,
Antimicrobial agents are classifi...,
What are the different ways antib...
54  cards
L26. Vascular Pathology
How is the endothelium normally a...,
What is a thrombus,
What are the components of clotte...
20  cards
L27. Drugs Affecting Coagulation
What are the three major steps of...,
What is a major inherent difficul...,
What are the three major types of...
27  cards
L28. Drugs Affecting Cardiac Function
Describe the steps of the cardiac...,
What are the mechanisms of heart ...,
What are the 3 main aims of heart...
22  cards
L29. Valve Diseases
What is stenosis,
What is regurgitation,
How do we diagnose valve diseases...
26  cards
L30. Cellular adaptations, myocardial hypertrophy and introduction to pathology of the cardiac valves
What happens to a normal cell if ...,
How does the cell decide its resp...,
What is a major reaction of cardi...
32  cards
L31. Clinical Trials in CVD
What are clinical trials,
What are the key outcomes of clin...,
What is a major method to reduce ...
10  cards
L32. Social and Economic Determinants of Health 1
What are the factors that have le...,
What are the social determinants ...,
What are some consequences of inc...
4  cards
L33. Multisectoral responses and global burden of disease
Describe the 1958 79 small pox er...,
Why was european settlement and i...,
Following the failure of the erad...
9  cards
L34. Drugs affecting the Kidney
What are the major homeostatic fu...,
What is the major site of elimina...,
At what stage is the blood filtered
32  cards
L35. Ischaemic Heart Disease
What is the definition of an isch...,
What is the difference between ac...,
What are the four main factors li...
36  cards
L36. Cholesterol Synthesis and Lipoprotein Transport
What is the definition of dyslipi...,
What is a lipid profile what are ...,
What is the relationship between ...
29  cards
L37. Drugs regulating serum lipids
What are the 6 major steps in tre...,
What are the statins,
What are the major consequences o...
25  cards
L38. Drugs for Ischaemic Heart Disease
What are the only 2 ways to incre...,
What does the demand for oxygen o...,
What does the work of the heart d...
37  cards
L39 & 40. Using Antibiotics
What is the relationship between ...,
What considerations must be made ...,
What is the mic
18  cards
L41. Social Determinants of CVD
What were the first whitehall stu...,
What are the major risk factors o...,
What was the major factor that co...
6  cards
L42. Anatomy of the Lungs and Pleura
Define the differences between th...,
What is the importance of the spa...,
What are the main regions of the ...
34  cards
L43. Radiology: Xrays
What is meant by the phrase shado...,
How do x rays work,
What determines how many x rays g...
17  cards
L44. Radiology: CT Scans
How does computer tomography work,
What is computed tomography,
Give an analogy of how ct scans a...
10  cards
L45. Genetic Disorders
What did archibald garrod contrib...,
What is alkaptonuria,
What is monosomy
22  cards
L46. Haemoglobinopathies
Children with haemoglobinopathies...,
How do we test for anaemia,
What are the vast majority of hae...
23  cards
L22. Cardiac Failure
What are four major factors that ...,
Describe the length tension relat...,
How do we measure right ventricul...
23  cards

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