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Pulmonary ventilation
What factors does lung volumes an...,
Refer to slides to lung volumes a...,
What gradients does pulmonary ven...
33  cards
Mechanics of breathing
What does the rate of airflow int...,
What is ohm s law,
What is the hagen poiseuille equa...
35  cards
Gas exchange in the lungs
What way do gases in air behave in,
What is the equation for total pa...,
What is the equation for the part...
29  cards
Oxygen transport
Why is haemoglobin critical to o2...,
What are the 3 ways that oxygen c...,
What is o2 partial pressure
31  cards
CO2 transport
Why does venous blood carry more ...,
Why is rapid o2 therapy in hyperc...,
Steps in co2 transport in tissues
9  cards
Pathophysiology of respiratory diseases Part 1
What is asthma,
What happens in asthma that cause...,
What happens in an asthmatic airw...
13  cards
CVS Red blood cell production and survival
What is the first recognisable rb...,
Where does rbc mature to late nor...,
How is rbc related to ambient o2 ...
49  cards
Neural control of breathing
What factors increase to increase...,
How is o2 delivery increased in h...,
Which muscle is utilised in quiet...
28  cards
Integrated control of ventilation
What is blood ph proportional to ...,
What is acidosis due to and at wh...,
What is alkalosis due to and at w...
34  cards
Pathophysiology of respiratory diseases Part 2
What is copd,
What pathological features are ob...,
What does increased mucociliary c...
16  cards
Clinical evaluation of respiratory function
What is spirometry,
What is fvc,
What is fev1
29  cards
Respiratory Failure - Causes & Complications
What happens to airways that caus...,
What are some causes of hypervent...,
What is rate of diffusion proport...
20  cards
CVS Cardiac Action Potentials and Conduction Pathway
How does the heart generate elect...,
How does skeletal muscle generate...,
How do smooth muscle generate ele...
20  cards
Cardiac Cycle
What is basic overview of the car...,
What is the chamber and volume ch...,
What is the chamber and volume ch...
27  cards
ECG part 2
What are the 3 categories of arrh...,
How does an ecg look like when th...,
How does an ecg look like when th...
26  cards
Preload and afterload
What is preload,
What is contractility and what is...,
What is afterload
34  cards
Arrhythmias and antiarrhythmic drugs
What is the definition of arrhyth...,
What are the symptoms of arrhythmias,
What are the causes of arrhythmias
56  cards
Heart rate and contractility
What is the equation for cardiac ...,
What is the sympthateic control o...,
What is the parasympathetic contr...
49  cards
Heart failure
What is the definition of heart f...,
What are the 2 types of chronic h...,
What is class 1 of heart failure
33  cards
Arteries, arterioles and veins
What is haemodynamics,
What is work,
What is pressure
49  cards
CVS thrombosis
What is thrombosis,
What are the four key components ...,
What are the steps involved in no...
25  cards
Intro to lymphatic systems and its diseases
What is the lymphatic systems,
What is included in the dermal ly...,
What are properties of lymphatic ...
36  cards
CVS Different Types of Capillaries, Functions and Solute Movement
What are cell memrbanes,
What does it mean by semi permeab...,
What do cell membranes provide
47  cards
CVS Fluid Movement and Oedema
What is movement of fluid across ...,
How is oncotic pressure generated...,
What is lp in the starling s prin...
33  cards
CVS Vascular Tone and Vascular Smooth Muscle
What is vascular tone,
What is vascular tone controlled by,
What is vascular tone present in
50  cards
CVS Vascular tone and endothelium
How does vasodilation occur from ...,
What do parasympathetic vasodilat...,
What do parasympathetic vasodilat...
35  cards
CVS atheroma and infarction
What are the key components of at...,
Where are the most common sites o...,
What are the steps involved in th...
16  cards
CVS Angina and acute coronary syndrome
How many times more supply does c...,
What do cardiac muscles have a hi...,
What does a high capillary densit...
52  cards
RENAL Introduction to Renal Physiology and Clinical Science
Structure of kidneys,
What type of reflex is involved i...,
What type of feedback is involved...
4  cards
RENAL Renal blood flow and glomerular filtration
How much do kidneys weigh in male...,
How many nephrons are there in ea...,
What is the blood flow rate in th...
68  cards
Renal structure and function of the renal tubule
What are the juxtamedullary nephr...,
What are the 2 types of nephrons,
What is the function of cortical ...
33  cards
Renal plasma clearance
What is renal plasma clearance,
What does it mean by metabolic cl...,
What percentage of cardiac output...
25  cards
Renal salt and water balance
What is osmoregulation,
What is volume regulation,
How is volume regulation accompli...
66  cards
Renal potassium balance
What is the physiology of potassi...,
What is the normal plasma k range...,
What is hypokalaemia
34  cards
Renal acid base balance
How do we maintain renal ph,
What are the major buffers in the...,
What are the major buffer in inte...
10  cards
Renal Diuretics
What do diuretics cause,
What do diuretics produce an incr...,
What are diuretics used in
51  cards
Renal micturition and incontinence
Where do the sympathetic fibres i...,
What is the course of the sympath...,
Where do parasympathetic fibres i...
34  cards
Renal acute renal diseases
What is the definition of aki,
What is egfr calculation derived ...,
What is normal gfr
19  cards

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