Metabolism, Endocrinology and Haematology

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Decks in this class (20)

Session 1- Alcohol Metabolism and Oxidative stress
How is alcohol metabolism,
How much is a unit of alcohol,
What causes hangover
29  cards
Session 1- Protein and amino acid metabolism
N equilibrium,
Positive n balance,
Negative n balance
29  cards
Session 2- Energy Storage- Glycogen and Fat
What tissues have an absolute req...,
How is glycogen stored,
Where is glycogen stored
36  cards
Session 2- Lipid Transport
How are lipids carried around the...,
Typical lipid range in blood,
What are the 2 types phospholipids
31  cards
Session 3- Haemopoesis, the Spleen and Bone Marrow
What is haemopoiesis,
Where is bone marrow found in adults,
What are hpsc
28  cards
Session 3- Interpreting the Full Blood Count
Errors in specimen collection,
Errors in delivery of specimen,
Errors in specimen analysis and r...
27  cards
Session 4- Introduction to anaemia & Vitamin B12 and folate metabolism
Define anaemia,
Clinical signs of anaemia,
Symtoms of anaemia
42  cards
Session 4- Iron Metabolism and microcytic anemias
Iron,
Ferrous,
Feric
25  cards
Session 5- Haemoglobinpathies and Haemolytic anaemias
Haemoglobinopathies,
Abnormal haemoglobin variants,
Thalassaemia
34  cards
Session 5- When Haematopoiesis goes wrong
Myeloproliferative neoplasms,
What are the 4 types of mpn,
What is polycythaemia
25  cards
Session 6 -Haematology in systemic disease
What is the physiological life cy...,
What things contribute to the cha...,
What contributes to anaemia of ch...
23  cards
Session 6- Intro to the Endocrine system- Endocrine control of appetite
What are the characteristics of a...,
What are zeitgebers,
Negative feedback
33  cards
Session 7- The Endocrine Pancreas
What is acute chest syndrome,
Function of pancreas,
Staining of pancreas
28  cards
Session 7- An intro to Diabetes
What is diabetes,
Pathophysiogy of diabetes,
Why does blood glucose rise
37  cards
Session 8- The HPA axis and growth hormone
What is the other name for the an...,
What is the other name of the pos...,
Where does the anterior pituitary...
36  cards
Session 8- Pituitary disorders
What are non functioning pituitar...,
What symptoms can pituitary hormo...,
How do you investigate a pituitar...
23  cards
Session 9- The adrenal gland
What hormones are secreted from t...,
What hormones are released from t...,
What is cushing syndrome
47  cards
Session 10- The Thyroid Gland
Where is the thyroid,
What joins the two lobes of the t...,
When does the thyroid gland appear
35  cards
Session 11- Parathyroid Gland and Calcium and Phosphate metabolism
What hormone elevates serum calcium,
What is calcitrol also known as,
How is pth synthesis regulated
36  cards
Session 11- Metabolic and endocrine control during special circumstances
What fuels are normally available...,
What fuels are available under sp...,
Acute effects of hypoglycaemia
19  cards

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