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Theme 1: Lecture 1- Bacterial pathogens
Which bacteria have thicker walls...,
What colour do gram ve cells turn...,
What colour do gram ve cells turn...
55  cards
Theme 1: Lecture 2 - Viral and prion pathogens
What 4 structures might a virus c...,
What are the 6 steps in the lifec...,
How are viruses classified
92  cards
Theme 1: Lecture 4: Fungal pathogens
What is the normal reference range,
What factors affect reference ranges,
What is hba1c
67  cards
Theme 1: Lecture 5- Parasites
What is a parasite,
What is a host,
What does symbiosis mean
69  cards
Theme 2 Lecture 6: Allergic Diseases
What is rhinitis commonly known as,
What are the symptoms of rhinitis,
What is the treatment for rhinitis
35  cards
Theme 2 Lecture 7: Autoimmune diseases
What is innate immunity and what ...,
What is adaptive immunity and wha...,
Is there memory amplification or ...
42  cards
Theme 2 Lecture 8: Diagnosis of autoimmune diseases
What is autoimmune disease,
How would we work out which autoi...,
What is your diagnosis 51 yr old ...
35  cards
Theme 2 Lecture 9: Immunodeficiency
Give 4 features of innate immunity,
Give 4 features of adaptive immunity,
What is immunodeficiency
35  cards
Theme 2 Lecture 10: Immunomodulation and Immunosuppression
What is immunomodulation,
What are immunomodulators,
What are the 3 main classes of im...
35  cards
Theme 2 Lecture 11: MHC and Transplant rejection
What is mhc,
What does mhc and hla stand for,
What is isograft
33  cards
Theme 2 Lecture 12: Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
What is the definition of immunoc...,
What are congenital infections,
What are our innate defences
22  cards
Theme 3: Lecture 13 - antibacterials and antifungals
What are antibiotics,
What is bacteriostatic fungistati...,
What is bacteriocidal fungicidal
33  cards
Theme 3 Lecture 14: Antivirals
What are the two types of viral i...,
Non vesicular rashes are a sympto...,
Vesicular rashes are a symptom of...
24  cards
Theme 3 Lecture 15: Infection tests
What are some system specific sym...,
What are some non specific system...,
What information in the history w...
15  cards
Theme 3 Lecture 16: Investigations of specific infections
What is meant by the specificity ...,
What is meant by the sensitivity ...,
How do you work out the sensitivi...
40  cards
Theme 3 Lecture 17, 19, 20: Pathogen-antibiotic matching
Why do gram positive bacteria sta...,
Why do gram negative bacteria sta...,
Other than gram stain how else ca...
53  cards
Theme 3 Lecture 18: Antibiotic resistance
What are the two distinct ways in...,
How does selection pressure cause...,
How does transmission of resistan...
22  cards
Theme 3 Lecture 21: Antibacterial concepts and antibiotic stewardship
How do we test how susceptible a ...,
When experimenting with bacteria ...,
When experimenting with bacteria ...
24  cards
Theme 3 Lecture 22: Immunisation
What are the two most effective m...,
Which infectious disease is respo...,
What are the aims of vaccination
21  cards
Theme 3 Lecture 23: Infection Prevention and control
Describe the cycle of infection,
Explain the cycle of infection fo...,
What 3 situations define an outbreak
25  cards
Theme 4 Lecture 1&2: Pathology of the urogenital tract
What connects the kidney to the b...,
What is renal cell carcinoma,
What are the two most common type...
75  cards
Theme 4 Lecture 3: Laboratory tests of renal function
What are the 3 main functions of ...,
What are the 3 main steps that de...,
What are the 3 types of renal imp...
29  cards
Theme 4 Lecture 4: Renal pathology
What does erythropoietin do,
What does renin control,
What is the presentation of acute...
58  cards
Theme 4 Lecture 5: Urinary Tract Infections
What is a uti,
What are the risk factors for utis,
Which parts of the urinary tract ...
43  cards
Theme 6: Breast pathology
What is screening,
Who is eligible for breast screen...,
What does a breast screen consist of
36  cards
Theme 6: Uterine pathology and polycystic ovarian syndrome
What is endometriosis,
Who gets endometriosis,
What is the aetiology behind endo...
50  cards
Theme 6: Clinical infections in childhood and pregnancy
Which 3 conditions do you want to...,
Which infections can be transmitt...,
How do torch infections spread fr...
50  cards
Theme 5: Diseases of the endocrine system
What is the pineal gland,
What are the endocrine organs in ...,
What is an endocrine organ
63  cards
Theme 5: investigating the endocrine system
What are the 3 types of hormones,
Explain feedback regulation in en...,
How do we measure thyroid function
38  cards
Theme 5: Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus is a group of d...,
What are the 4 types of pancreati...,
How is insulin synthesied
33  cards
Theme 5: Bone and New Markers
What is the purpose of bone,
What is cortical bone,
What is an osteon
62  cards
Theme 5: Calcium, Phosphate and Magnesium homeostasis
What is calcium physiologically i...,
What is calcium structurally impo...,
Total plasma calcium circulating ...
40  cards
Theme 7 Haematology: Introduction to Haematology
What is haemopoiesis,
What are the properties of haemop...,
In symmetrical self renewal are t...
35  cards
Theme 7 Haemotology: Blood transfusions
Name all the blood components ava...,
Explain the process of filtering ...,
What is cryoprecipited
52  cards
Theme 7 Haematology: Intro to Heritable bleeding disorders
Explain haemostasis when the vess...,
What does thrombin do,
Explain the extrinsic pathway in ...
29  cards
Theme 7 Haematology: Haemaglobinopathies, Obstetric Haematology and paediatric haematology
When do you have a haemoglobinopa...,
What testing is carried out if 1 ...,
When is a haemoglobinopathy scree...
46  cards
Theme 7 Haematology: Thrombosis
What is virchows triad,
What is thrombosis and why does i...,
What is the usual primary abnorma...
29  cards
Theme 7 Haematology: Acquired Bleeding Disorders
Name the anticoagulants,
Why do we use anticoagulants,
What is the mode of action of hep...
33  cards
Theme 7 Haemotology: Common causes of anaemia and thrombocytopenia
Give all the causes of anaemia ot...,
If red cells are macrocytic there...,
If red cells are normocytic the m...
31  cards
Theme 7 Haematology: Acute Leukaemia and MDS
Why does acute leukaemia occur,
What is the median age at present...,
What are the clinical features of...
29  cards
Theme 7 Haematology: CMPD and CML
What is cmpd,
What are the 3 types of cmpd,
What is polycythaemia vera and wh...
34  cards
Theme 7 Haematology: Myeloma, Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia
What is myeloma,
Which laboratory technique is use...,
What is immunofixation
35  cards
Theme 7 Haematology: Haematological Emergencies
What is sbar,
What is ttp,
What does adamt13 enzyme do
11  cards
Theme 9: Cardiovascular Pathology I & II
What is the definition of ischaem...,
What is myocardial ischaemia,
What is by far the most common ca...
83  cards
Theme 9: Cardiovascular Pathology III
What is peripheral vascular disease,
Who gets peripheral vascular dise...,
Why is the prevalence of peripher...
43  cards
Theme 9: Clinical cardio infections: Vascular and CNS
What are the two requirements to ...,
What are the 3 types of bacteraemia,
What is crbsi and what are the 4 ...
59  cards
Theme 10: Skin and musculoskeletal pathology: L1
What is eczema dermatitis,
What are the 3 stages of eczema a...,
What is spongiosis
43  cards
Theme 10 L2: Soft tissue tumours
The following benign tumours aris...,
Name 4 tumours associated with sa...,
What is a benign mixed bone tumour
38  cards
Theme 10 L3: Clinical infections - orthopaedic, skin and soft tissue
Which microorganisms colonise the...,
What are viral warts,
What is the causative agent of vi...
42  cards
Theme 10 L4: Diseases of the head and neck
What is rhinitis and what are the...,
What is sinusitis,
What are nasal polyps
31  cards
Theme 11 L1: Upper GI Pathology
Oesophagitis 1 what is it 2 how i...,
What is the commonest form of oes...,
What is reflux oesophagitis cause...
39  cards
Theme 11 L2: Lower GI Pathology
What is diverticulosis of the colon,
Which part of the colon does dive...,
What are the two types of diverti...
47  cards
Theme 11 L3,4: Liver tumours, biliary and pancreatic pathology
What is an adenoma of the liver,
What are adenomas of liver cells ...,
If an adenoma ruptures what compl...
50  cards
Theme 11 L5, L9: GI Infections
Which sites of the gi tract are s...,
Which sites of the gi tract are n...,
What are 3 types of dentoalveolar...
94  cards
Theme 11 L6: Nutritional support in trauma
What is trauma,
Following trauma what is the firs...,
What are the clinical features of...
53  cards
Theme 11 L7: Medical liver diseases
What are the functions of the liver,
Explain bilirubin metabolism,
What is enterohepatic circulation
51  cards
Theme 11 L8: Investigation of Liver and Pancreatic Disease
In liver disease why do the follo...,
What is measured in a routine lft,
What do you test for in primary b...
15  cards

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