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COPD
What is copd,
Effects of chronic bronchitis,
Effects of emphysema
23
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Pathophysiology of COPD
Definition of copd,
Prevalence,
Epidemiology
11
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Respiratory disease
Curing respiratory disease,
Aims of therapy,
Definition of asthma
7
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Pathophysiology of asthma
Method of sensitisation,
Triggers and specificity,
Difference between specific and n...
13
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Mechanism of drugs used in the treatment of respiratory disease
Aim of bronchodilators,
Aims of anti inflammatories,
Examples of bronchodilators
22
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Liver Disease
Main functions of the liver,
Methods of detoxification,
Features of acute liver disease
35
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Kidney pathophysiology
Diuretics definition and purpose,
Main clinical uses of diuretics,
Body fluid compartments at least ...
22
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Critical Appraisal Skills
Types of promotional material,
Code of practice advertising for ...,
Code of practice advertising for ...
5
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Cystic fibrosis
What is cystic fibrosis,
Epidemiology,
Body systems affected by cf
18
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Inhaler technique
Fate of inhaled drugs good technique,
Fate of inhaled drugs poor technique,
Why should device be shaken befor...
7
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Diuretics
Resorption ion transporter region...,
Thick ascending limb,
What are diuretics give some non ...
38
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Vaccination
Purpose of vaccination,
Principles of herd immunity,
Primary and secondary responses f...
20
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Meningitis, MMR and flu vaccines
Meningococcal spread and characte...,
Bacterial meningitispneumococcal ...,
Meningococcal meningitis
17
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Cardiovascular disease: epidemiology and risk
Definition of cv diseases,
Cardiovascular mortality in the uk,
The cost of cv disease in the uk
10
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Systemic Arterial Hypertension
Heart rate and stroke volume are ...,
Smooth muscle tone is affected by,
Definitions of hypertension
19
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Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension definition,
Pulmonary hypertension classifica...,
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
18
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Coronary heart disease
Occlusive vascular disease,
Atherosclerosis,
Clinical consequences of atherosc...
21
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Hypersensitivity I
Characteristics of hypersensitivity,
Common to all types of hypersensi...,
Type i characteristics
15
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Hypersensitivity II
Hypersensitivity reactions type ii,
Adcc mechanism,
Cmc mechanism
12
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Revision of sympathetic control of the circulation
Principal neurotransmitters,
Parasympathetic neurotransmitters,
Sympathetic neurotransmitters
5
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Drugs that act as inotropic sympathomimetics
Inotropic effect of sympathetic s...,
Effects on receptors of sympathet...,
Inotropic sympathomimetic drugs
3
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Drugs that act as vasoconstrictor sympathomimetics
What are alpha receptors importan...,
Vasoconstrictor sympathomimetic d...,
What is the prevalence and action...
8
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B-adrenoreceptor antagonists (beta-blockers)
What is a catecholamine,
Oxygen supply and demand balance,
Types of angina
15
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Alpha 1 receptor antagonists
Action of phenoxybenzamine,
What are the uses of phenoxybenza...,
Why does phenoxybenzamine have si...
11
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Centrally-acting sympatholytic drugs
What are centrally acting sympath...,
The biosynthetic pathway for nora...,
Methyldopa in the biosynthetic pa...
10
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Warfarin- its management and monitoring and role in stroke risk reduction
Atrial fibrillation,
Thrombusembolismthromboembolism,
Clotting cascade simplified
18
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Chronic heart failure
The major determinants of variati...,
Heart failure,
Acute heart failure
14
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Management and therapy of hypertension and heart failure
Why should we detect manage and t...,
Strategy for detection and treatment,
Threshold bps
29
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Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
What is the action of potassium s...,
What is the action of mineralocor...,
Spironolactone
16
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Drugs affecting cyclic AMP
What are cyclic nucleotides,
Major cardiovascular actions of c...,
Action of camp in cardiac muscle ...
11
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Drugs affecting cyclic GMP
Two major cgmp generating pathways,
Major cardiovascular actions of cgmp,
Actions of cgmp in vascular smoot...
11
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Drugs affecting ion channels and transporters
Characteristics of ion channels a...,
Common ion channels,
Common ion transporters
17
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Drugs affecting blood coagulation
Thrombosis,
Venous thrombosis,
Arterial thrombosis
21
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Management of angina and acute coronary syndromes
Myocardial ischaemia,
Myocardial oxygen supply demand b...,
Chronic stable angina
22
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Drugs affecting plasma lipids
Plasma lipoproteins,
Risk factor for atherosclerotic d...,
Hdl c
5
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Diabetes lecture 1
Aetiological classification of ty...,
Aetiological classification of ty...,
Aetiological classification of ot...
29
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Diabetes lecture 2
Treatment,
Insulin therapy,
Fast acting insulin
19
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Eyes
What is conjunctivitis,
What are the causes and symptoms ...,
What is the treatment of allergic...
27
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Glaucoma
What is glaucoma,
What is a common cause of glaucoma,
How is aqueous humour formed
25
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Endocrinology introduction
Hormone definition,
Endocrine,
Paracrine
25
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Thyroid hormone disorders
What is a goitre,
What are the causes of adult hypo...,
What are the characteristics of a...
27
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Calcium homeostasis disorders
What are the causes of primary hy...,
What are the causes of secondary ...,
What are the symptoms of hypersec...
18
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Corticosteroid dysfunction
What are the causes of primary hy...,
What are the causes of secondary ...,
What are the clincial symptoms of...
14
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Clinical corticosteroid use
What conditions are corticosteroi...,
How are corticosteroids used as a...,
In what condition are glucocortic...
21
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Hypothalamic/pituitary axis dysfunction
What are the uses of growth hormo...,
What are the uses of somatostatin,
What are the main characteristics...
18
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