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Structure and Function
Roughly how many skin diseases ar...,
Describe the difference between t...,
In terms of embryology where does...
107  cards
Immunology
What factors of the skin contribu...,
How can the innate immune system ...,
How can the adaptive immune syste...
34  cards
Microbiology
What is virulence,
What factors are responsible for ...,
How do adhesins contribute to vir...
116  cards
Allergy
What is the definition of hyperse...,
What cell or antibody mediates ty...,
What cell or antibody mediates ty...
38  cards
Pharmacology
What are the main routes of drug ...,
Other than the skin what other ep...,
What is the single most important...
22  cards
Porphyrias
Defective enzymes in what metabol...,
Describe the main categories of p...,
What enzyme is absent in acute in...
19  cards
Describing Skin Conditions
How would the location and distri...,
Describe the appearance of a purp...,
What is petechia
24  cards
Topical Treatments
What are the advantages of topica...,
What are the disadvantages of top...,
What bases vehicles can drugs be ...
67  cards
Cutaneous Drug Eruptions
When do cutaneous drug eruptions ...,
What types of cutaneous drug erup...,
Are cutaneous drug eruptions dose...
31  cards
Common skin conditions
What percentage of adults does ps...,
What is the most common type of p...,
Where do the plaques in psoriasis...
45  cards
Dermatitis/Eczema
What is hyperkeratosis,
What is parakeratosis,
What is acanthosis
36  cards
Pruritis
What parts of the brain process t...,
What factors can mediate itch,
Give examples of chemical mediato...
14  cards
Genetics
What is the function of precision...,
What condition can present as per...,
What other clinical features poin...
30  cards
Skin Cancer
What are the types of non melanom...,
What percentage increase has ther...,
What factors may be responsible f...
38  cards
Photocarcinogenesis
Describe how a cancer cell emerge...,
What are the hallmarks of cancer,
What are the emerging hallmarks o...
34  cards
Pathology of Skin Cancer
During embryonic development mela...,
Where do melanocytes usually sit ...,
What gene determines balance of p...
55  cards
Leg Ulcers
What is the definition of a chron...,
What type of leg ulcer is most co...,
What other forms of leg ulcers ca...
48  cards
Skin Surgery
How will a skin biopsy be useful ...,
Why is a skin biopsy useful in a ...,
Would you excise a basal cell car...
38  cards

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