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Decks in this class (22)

Pharmacokinetics 1
What determines a drug response,
What is pharmacodyamics,
What is pharmacokinetics
47  cards
Agonists and Antagonists
What are the 3 main molecular tar...,
What is a receptor,
What are the two classes of chemi...
50  cards
Pharmacokinetics 2
What are 3 things pharmacokinetic...,
Name 2 pharmacokinetic models,
What is the key point of 1st orde...
33  cards
Receptor-Effector Coupling
What are 2 biological approaches ...,
What 3 things affect the molecula...,
What 3 things affect the signal t...
45  cards
General Anaesthesia
What is anaesthesia,
What is analgesia,
What is the intention of regional...
60  cards
NSAIDs and Paracetamol
What nerve and its divisions caus...,
What 2 types of fibres are found ...,
What type of pain is felt if high...
39  cards
Opioids
Through what method of relieving ...,
What is the source of opioid anal...,
What are 2 principal alkaloids of...
42  cards
Local Anaesthetics and Vasodilators
Why are local anaesthetics used i...,
How is pain transmitted along a n...,
What is the mechanism of local an...
24  cards
Antiviral and Antifungal Agents
Name 3 types of antifungal drugs,
Name 3 azole agents,
What are 2 main features of antif...
35  cards
Antibiotics
Name 5 clinical indications for a...,
What is the major issue with anti...,
What is the most commonly prescri...
45  cards
Antiplatelet Agents
What is haemostasis,
What is thrombosis,
Name 3 processes involved in haem...
40  cards
Anticoagulants
Describe the intrinsic pathway of...,
Describe the extrinsic pathway of...,
Describe the common pathway of th...
49  cards
Hypertension (Cardiovascular Disease I)
What are 4 major causes of cardio...,
What is hypertension,
Why is blood pressure measured at...
61  cards
Angina, Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure (Cardiovascular Disease II)
Describe angina pectoris,
What can bring on a bout of angina,
How do symptoms of stable angina ...
67  cards
Drugs and the Immune System I
What are 5 cardinal signs of infl...,
What is inflammation,
Describe innate immunity
63  cards
Drugs and the Immune System II
How do disease modifying drugs fu...,
Name 2 types of dmds,
Name 3 conventional dmds
48  cards
Antipsychotics and Mood Stabilizers
What causes positive symptoms of ...,
What causes negative and cognitiv...,
Describe how dopamine may lead to...
68  cards
Antidepressants, Anxiolytics and Parkinson's Disease
What is depression,
Describe the possible role for se...,
Describe a simple version of the ...
74  cards
Pharmacology of the Airways
What nervous system predominates ...,
How does the parasympathetic nerv...,
Describe how the sympathetic nerv...
61  cards
Anticancer Therapy
Name 2 key components of cancer,
Describe 2 genes which play a sig...,
Describe 5 main cancer types
41  cards
Diabetes
Name 3 main target organs of insulin,
Describe 2 reactions which insuli...,
Describe 2 reactions which insuli...
44  cards
Corticosteroids
Name a disease which occurs when ...,
Name a disease which occurs when ...,
Describe the hpa axis
39  cards

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