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1. Anatomy of the Kidneys
Where do the kidneys lie,
What is meant by the parencyhma o...,
Describe the ultra structure of t...
25
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256. Adenal Gland
Describe the structure out the ad...,
What are the actions of cortisol ...,
What other actions do cortisol have
5
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78. Heriditary Hemichromatosis
What is heamochromatosis,
Who tends to get hereditary heamo...,
What are the genes responsible he...
13
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77. Liver Tumours
What are the different types of t...,
Where is the likely site of a pri...,
Describe the malignant primary tu...
12
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76. Autoimmune Hepatitis, NAFLD and Wilson's Disease
What is autoimmune hepatitis,
Who typically gets autoimmune hep...,
How does autoimmune hepatitis pre...
15
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75. PSC and PBC
What is primary biliary cholangitis,
What causes pbc,
How do patients with pbc present
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74. Hepatitis
How does hepatitis a spread,
What are the presenting symptoms ...,
How do you detect hep a
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73. Liver Cirrhosis
What is liver cirrhosis,
What causes liver cirrhosis,
What are the signs of liver cirrh...
15
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72. Liver Failure
What is liver failure,
What can cause liver failure,
What are the clinical signs of li...
12
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71. Jaundice
Unconjugated bilirubin builds up ...,
Jaundice may also occur due to he...,
What are some rare causes of hepa...
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70. Carcinoid Tumours
What are carcinoid tumours,
What are enterochromaffin cells w...,
What are the common sites for the...
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69. Pancreatic Disorders
Describe the presentation of chro...,
How can you test for chronic panc...,
What is the treatment of chronic ...
10
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68. Nutritional Deficiencies
What is scurvy what are the signs,
What is beriberi what are the signs,
What is pellagra
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67. Coeliac Disease and IBS
How does ceaoliacs disease present,
What rash is associated with coel...,
What genes are associated with co...
11
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66. Ulcerative Colitis And Crohns
Describe ulcreative colitis,
Describe the symptoms of uc,
What are the extraintestinal sign...
14
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65. Constipation
What are the broad causes of cons...,
What tests are done for constipation,
What is the treatment of constipa...
5
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63. Diarrhoea
What types of diarrhoea are there,
What does the type of diarrhoea s...,
What do you look for on your inve...
11
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64. Upper GI bleed
What are the common causes of a g...,
What are rare causes of an upper ...,
What is involved in your initial ...
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62. Gastro-oesophageal Reful Disease
What are the symptoms of gord,
What are the causes of gord,
What are the complications of gord
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60. Dysphasia, nausea and vomiting
What are the differentials for dy...,
What questions are key to ask in ...,
What information do you expect to...
14
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2. Physiology
How do the kidneys control secret...,
What determines a molecules abili...,
Describe the active barriers of t...
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3. Physiology continued
What is important to know when lo...,
How you correct a hyperkalaemia,
What is used to measure egfr
15
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4. UTI
What is a uti,
What are the various locations of...,
What are the classifications of uti
11
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5. AKI
What is an acute kidney injury,
What are the classifications for ...,
What are the commonest causes of ...
12
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6. Chronic Kidney Disease
What are the classes of chronic k...,
What are the most common causes o...,
How do you examine someone with ckd
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7. Renal Dialysis and transplant
Why would a patient be started on...,
What are the different methods of...,
What is a fistula what is importa...
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8. Glomerulonephritis
What is glomerulonephritis,
How are the glomerulonephritis di...,
What are the nephritis
20
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9. Renal manifestations of systemic disease
How does diabetes cause kidney fa...,
What are the signs of diabetic ne...,
How do you treat diabetic nephrop...
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10. Finishing the kidneys
Where is the majority of sodium r...,
What portion of the kidney is ess...,
Where do osmotic diureticsloop di...
5
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900. Stroke
What is the definition of the tia,
What is the definition of a stroke,
What are the different classes of...
23
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900. Oncology Tutorials
What is cancer,
What do you call a cancer of the ...,
What do you call a cancer of the ...
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901. Oncology tutorials part 2
What cancers are likely to spread...,
What is usually found when taking...,
What investigations are done in t...
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1000. 22/05/20
What is the standard dose of aspi...,
What factors worsen ischemia,
Why are u es measured in acs
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1001. 23/09/20
What is meant by the truelove and...,
What is the picture of bloods in uc,
What is the treatment line in uc
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1002. ABCDE tutorials
What causes an airway obstruction,
How do you assess someones airway...,
What are the signs of a breathing...
14
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1003. 29/09/20
What are the refeeding vitamins,
How do you recognise a refeeding ...,
What should you check in a refeed...
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1004. 20/10/20
Where do polyps arise from,
What causes a polyp to become can...,
What type of polyps cause intusus...
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50. Gastrointestinal Physiology
What are the four functions of th...,
Discuss the mucosal layers of the...,
Explain the nervous system of the...
22
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51. GI anatomy
What is the peritoneum,
Describe the parietal peritoneum,
Discuss the visceral peritoneum
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56. GI Physiology Part 2
How is almost all fat ingested,
Explain the first process of fat ...,
Explain the second part of the di...
25
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57. GI Physiology part 2
What produces gastric peristaltic...,
What are the two regions on the p...,
What do duct cells do in the panc...
21
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58. The mouth
What is leucoplakia,
What are apthous ulcers,
What can be the causes of more se...
13
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59. Investigations in GI?
What are the diagnostic indicatio...,
What actions need to be carried o...,
What sedations methods are availa...
13
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250. Introduction to endocrine
Define the following endocrine ho...,
What are the various means by whi...,
What are the features of an endoc...
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251. The pituitary gland
Discuss the antomomy of the hypot...,
Discuss the various hormones rele...,
What is meant by tropic or non tr...
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252. The pancreas
How is feeding and hunger controlled,
What hormone is released by fat s...,
What are the three ways we consum...
23
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253. Diabetes physiology
When can hba1c not be used for di...,
What are the less known types of ...
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254. Thyroid physiology
What are the two hormones the thy...,
What is the role of t3 and t4,
What long term effects do thyroid...
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255. Physiology of growth
What regulates growth 7,
What are the actions of growth ho...,
What hormones must be present to ...
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256. Calcium homeostasis
What are the roles of calcium in ...,
How does calcium affect the cell ...,
Where is calcium stored in the body
10
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257. Diabetes
What is diabetes,
What is type 1 dm,
What is type 2 diabetes mellitus
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258. Hypoglycaemia and Insulinomas
Describe hypoglycaemia,
What are the causes of hypoglycaemia,
What is an insulinoma
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259. Diseases of the thyroid
In what conditions would thyroid ...,
If tsh and t4 were normal but t3 ...,
What tests can be used to investi...
15
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260. Parathyroid hormone and hyperparathyroidism
What are the causes of primary hy...,
What are the signs of hyperparath...,
What tests can be done for hyperp...
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261. MEN syndromes
What are multiple endocrine neopl...,
Give some examples of men syndromes,
Describe the different types of men
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262. Disorders of the adrenal gland
Explain the layers of the adrenal...,
What is cushings syndrome,
What are the symptoms of cushings
24
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263. Hirutism, virilism, gynaecomastia and impotance
What is hirsutism what causes it,
What is the management of hirutism,
What is virilism what causes it
7
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264. Disorders of the Pituitary Gland
Hypopituitarism is decreased secr...,
What are the features of hypopitu...,
What are the tests for hypopituit...
27
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265. Endocrine emergencies
What are the signs of dka,
What is meant by kussmaul breathing,
What triggers a dka
27
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300. HEAM- Anaemia
In the treatment of what two cond...,
How does anaemia occur,
What are the symptoms of anaemia
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301. Heam, general
What is meant by blasts seen on a...,
What are howeel jolly bodies seen...,
What is meant by hypochromia seen...
24
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302. Thalaesaemmia and sickle cell anaemia
Discuss the types of sickle cell ...,
How do you differentiate between ...,
What other tests can be done to i...
15
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303. Bleeding
After bleeding what are the three...,
What common vascular deficincies ...,
What are the platelet dysfunction...
39
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304. Anticoagulants
What are the different types of a...,
Discuss the actions of lmwh,
How does unfractioned heparin work
11
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305. Leukeamia
How do you approach a leukeamic p...,
What neutropenic regimen should t...,
How do you use antibiotcs in thos...
25
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306. Acute myeloid leukemia, Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Lymphoma's
Describe acute myeloid leukemia,
What are the associations between...,
What are the signs and symptoms o...
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307. Non hodgkin's lymphoma, myeloproliferative disorders and complications of leeakemia
What is a non hodgkins lymphoma,
What are the causes of non hodgki...,
What are the signs of non hodgkin...
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308. Myeloma and Paraproteinaemia
What is myeloma,
What organs are affeted myeloma,
What tests can be done for myeloma
12
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309. Thrombophilia and immunosuppresive
What is thrombophilia,
What are general risk factors for...,
What are general risk factors for...
11
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400. Infection- General
What bacteria are we particularly...,
What are some good general rules ...,
What is the name of the bacteria ...
15
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401. HIV
What are the best ways to prevent...,
What are the symtpoms of seroconv...,
What is the best way to manage a ...
24
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402. Viruses
Provide examples of the different...,
How are herpes viruses treated,
What virus is responsibel for shi...
23
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403. Malaria, Fever in travellers and STI's
In patients with suspected sti s ...,
Discuss the various types of syph...,
Discuss the presentation of lymph...
28
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404. Zoonoses, mosquito borne diseases, vector diseases, viral heamorrhagic fever
Discuss the symtpoms of a dengue ...,
How is dengue fever managed,
How does chickungunya present
17
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405. GI and Liver
What are the classes of diaorrhoea,
What viruses cause diarrhoea,
What are the causes of food relat...
12
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406. Last few infections
How does botulism spread what is ...,
What are the signs of botulinum t...,
How do you treat tetanus
22
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500.Neurology
Upper motor neurons cause weaknes...,
What are the signs of an umn lesi...,
What are the signs of a lower mot...
29
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501. Headaches, hearing loss and vertigo
What are the differentials for a ...,
What are the differentials of a s...,
What are the signs of raised icp
26
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502. Leg weakness and abnormal movements
What are the causes of cord compr...,
What is the main difference betwe...,
What are the differentials for un...
14
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503. Stroke and head bleeds
What are some causes of stroke,
What are some differential sfor s...,
What are some of the initial mana...
24
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504. Delerium and dementia
What is delerium,
What are the risk factors for del...,
How do you test for delirium
16
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506. Epilepsy
What are the causes of a seizure,
What are some good questions to a...,
What may provoke a seizure
21
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505. Parkinsons and MS and MND
What is the triad of parkisonism,
What causes parkinsons disease,
What might make you consider an a...
28
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507.- The opathies
What are the signs of a bells palsy,
What are the cuases of a bells palsy,
What is the treatment of bells palsy
16
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508. Neuro-fin.
What is cervical spondylosis,
What are the presenting spondylos...,
How do you manage cervical spondy...
10
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