Principles of Disease

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Introduction to Microbiology
Name 5 infecting agents,
Name 4 sterile specimen types,
Name 4 non sterile sites
31  cards
Introduction to Bacteria
What does the membrane of gram po...,
What does the membrane of gram ne...,
What colour do gram postive negat...
20  cards
Introduction to fungi
What 4 things can fungi infect,
What is the kingdom name,
What is mycology
40  cards
Introduction to Viruses
Viruses are small big and are non...,
What is an icosahedral structure,
What is a helical structure
43  cards
Pathogens and Hosts
In what 7 ways can clinical infec...,
What are the 2 types of clinical ...,
Define a pathogen
27  cards
Immunity
What do phagocytic cells do,
What are the 3 types of polymorph...,
What do monocytes in blood mature...
34  cards
Virus Pathogenesis
What is an example of cell destru...,
What is an example of virus induc...,
What are 2 examples of immunopath...
19  cards
Acute Inflammation
What is acute inflammation 1,
What is acute inflammation 2,
What would rubor show
26  cards
Classification of Pathogenic Bacteria (Gram-positives)
What is pathogenicity,
What shape do staphylococci bacte...,
What shape to streptococci bacter...
33  cards
Classification of Pathogenic Bacteria (Gram-negatives)
What are the two types of gram ne...,
What does neisseria meningitidis ...,
What is meningitis
46  cards
Principles of Immunisation
What are the two modes of acquiri...,
What can active and passive acqui...,
In passive immunity what are the ...
51  cards
Tumour Pathology 1
Define a tumour,
Discuss the growth of a tumour,
What are the 2 types of tumour
28  cards
Tumour Pathology 2
What are the 4 noticeable propert...,
What 3 things can happen to cellu...,
What is the name for tumour relat...
30  cards
Tumour Pathology 3
What are the 2 types of local eff...,
What are the 6 types of local eff...,
What are the 2 effects of bleeding
17  cards
Acute Inflammation 2
What is the name of inflammation ...,
What is the name of inflammation ...,
What is the name of inflammation ...
48  cards
Imaging in Inflammatory Disorders and Infection
What are the 4 types of molecular...,
Why do gamma rays occur,
What are radiopharmaceuticals mad...
26  cards
Imaging in Cancer
What are the 5 types of imaging u...,
What are the 2 types of conventio...,
What is barium sulphate used for
42  cards
Hypersensitivity and Autoimmunity
Define hypersensitivity,
What is responsible for the tissu...,
What are hypersensitivity types 1...
51  cards
Chronic Inflammation 1
What is the definition of chronic...,
What are the 4 functions of chron...,
In what 2 ways can chronic inflam...
29  cards
Chronic Inflammation 2
What is granulomatous inflammatio...,
What is granulomatous inflammatio...,
What do granulomas aggregate
33  cards
Introduction to Parasites
Define a parasite,
Are parasites simple organisms,
Are parasites less complex than b...
54  cards
Storing and Using Genetic Information
What is a phenotype,
What is a genotype,
Why do proteins have different fu...
45  cards
Chromosomes, Cell Division, Meiosis and Chromosome Abnormalities
What are the 3 features of chromo...,
Dna replication is symmetric asym...,
What happens when dna polymerase ...
40  cards
Mendelian Inheritance
What do disease associated mutati...,
What type of carrier is less pron...,
What do carriers have in terms of...
15  cards
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 1
What is a bactericidal,
What is a bacteriostatic,
What is a sensitive organism
48  cards
Genetic Basis of Complex Inheritance
What are the 3 laws of mendelian ...,
What mechanisms cause incomplete ...,
What mechanisms cause genomic imp...
46  cards
Estimating Risk of Inherited Genetic Disease
Define fitness,
How do neutral alleles affect fit...,
How do deleterious alleles affect...
31  cards
Genetic Predisposition to Cancer
Cancer is a ______ disease of som...,
Is cancer common,
What are the 2 main reasons for c...
52  cards
Genetics in Clinical Practice
What are the 5 parts of clinical ...,
What is genetic counselling,
What 5 people do genetic counselling
7  cards
Drug Absorption
What are the 4 jobs of a doctor,
What is pharmaceutical process,
What is the pharmacokinetic process
47  cards
Drug Distribution
Where does a drug have to go to b...,
What is drug distribution,
What are the 6 tissue distributions
27  cards
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2
What penicillin is used for gram ...,
What penicillin is used for gram ...,
What penicillin is used for beta ...
71  cards
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 3
What do polyenes bind to,
Where are ergosterols found,
Why are polyenes toxic
31  cards
Drug Metabolism
Define drug metabolism,
Why is drug metabolism essential,
Are drugs usually metabolised bef...
45  cards
Diagnostic Techniques
What of diagnoses is pathology in...,
How many different disciplines ma...,
What are the 6 specialities in gr...
6  cards
Therapeutic Options for Cancer
What are 5 preventions of cancer,
What part of diet can crc be link...,
What part of diet can breast canc...
54  cards
Outline of Cancer Process
What are the 4 words to describe ...,
What is the description of carcinoma,
What does monoclonal mean
37  cards
Drug Delivery System
What are the 4 types of drug deli...,
What are the different forms and ...,
What can a drug delivery system b...
45  cards
Adverse Drug Reactions
What is an adverse drug reaction,
How many adr admissions are there...,
What is an acute onset
36  cards
Drug Interactions
What is a drug interaction,
What are the 5 types of drug inte...,
What is the object drug
36  cards
Antibiotics
What are the 3 groups which inhib...,
What are the 7 types of beta lactams,
What 2 beta lactams affect gram p...
8  cards
Clinical Trials
What is required for clinical trials,
What are the two reasons drugs ne...,
What is the point of pilot studies
30  cards

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