Principles of Disease

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Decks in this class (22)

Medical Microbiology
What is medical microbiology,
What are the categories of micro ...,
What are the eukaryotic prokaryot...
14  cards
Bacteria
What is a bacteria,
What are the components of a bact...,
What is the function of the capsule
18  cards
Viruses
What are viruses,
What is the structure of viruses,
What pathogens do viruses obligate
18  cards
Parasites
What are parasites,
Where are parasites a most preval...,
What is a vector
13  cards
Fungi
What is a fungi,
What is found in the cell wall of...,
What is the major sterol found in...
7  cards
Classification of Pathogenic Bacteria
What are the two types of aerobic...,
What aerobic gram positive bacter...,
What aerobic gram positive bacter...
40  cards
Genetics
What is the phenotype,
What is the genotype,
What is dna composed from
85  cards
Principles of Immunisation
What are the 2 types of immunisation,
What is the difference between ad...,
Give some examples of adapted imm...
33  cards
Pathogens and Host
What is clinical infection charac...,
What acts as an inflammatory signal,
What is a pathogen
10  cards
Pharmokinetics
What is clinical pharmacokinetics,
What does clinical pharmacokineti...,
What is pharmacokinetics defined by
147  cards
Tumour Pathology
What is a tumour,
Describe tumour growth,
What are the two types of tumour
96  cards
Acute Inflammation
What is acute inflammation,
What are the 5 cardinal signs of ...,
What can the cardinal signs of in...
64  cards
Chronic Inflammation
What is chronic inflammation,
What is the predominant cell popu...,
What does chronic inflammation fe...
50  cards
Inheritance
What is the normal male genotype,
What is the normal female genotype,
What is sickle cell disorder caus...
53  cards
Hypersensitivity and Autoimmunity
What is autoimmune disease,
Who can develop autoimmune disease,
What characterises autoimmune dis...
45  cards
Lymph
What are the main functions of th...,
How is lymph composed,
What is lymph flow dependant on
16  cards
Clinical Trials
Why are clinical trials necessary,
Why do ethics play a role in clin...,
What are observational studies an...
21  cards
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
What are antibiotics effective ag...,
What does bactericidal mean,
What does bacteriostatic mean
102  cards
Genetic Predisposition to Cancer
What is cancer a disease of,
Where do inherited cancer syndrom...,
What are the genetic processes in...
29  cards
Therapeutic Options in Cancer
What are cancer therapies based on,
How can diet prevent cancer,
What in the diet is colorectal ca...
21  cards
Circulation
What is haemostasis,
When does physiological thrombosi...,
What is important for physiologic...
110  cards
Chemotherapy
How is systemic therapy delivered,
What is the timing of cycles in c...,
When is there a need for delay wi...
18  cards

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