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Decks in this class (16)

Module 2- Organ Transplants
A successful transplant is the mo...,
Why are ethical aspects of organ ...,
Increasing demand faced with limi...
52  cards
Module 2- Cardiology and Heart Transplants
Scale of cardiac disease,
Cardiac disease according to econ...,
Cardiac disease and cancer in mal...
34  cards
Module 2- Guest lecture on heart failure
Teaching objectives,
What is heart failure,
Prevalence of heart failure
11  cards
Module 2- Pacemakers
Diagram of the heart,
Range of heart disease,
Normal timing of the heart
21  cards
Module 2- Heart Valves
Graphics about the prevalence of ...,
Normal valve mechanism,
Normal valve mechanism
30  cards
Module 2- Nephrology and Dialysis
Nephrology definition,
Cost of end stage renal disease esrd,
What are the three main functions...
38  cards
Module 2- Neuroprosthetics
Neuroprosthetics the nervous system,
Neuro prosthetics definition,
Visual neuroprosthetics
21  cards
Module 2- Joints and Total Joint Replacement
How many types of joints are there,
What are the 3 types of joints,
Fixed joints
33  cards
Module 2- Prosthetic Limbs
What is a prosthesis,
First prosthetic,
The first documented wearer of a ...
34  cards
Module 3- Regenerative Medicine: Stem Cells
What is the goal of regenerative ...,
3 elements of regenerative medicine,
A history of regeneration
48  cards
Module 3- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
What does the need for tissue rep...,
Demand for tissue engineering and...,
What is the goal of tissue engine...
25  cards
Module 3- Organs and Bioprinting
Why does there remain a need for ...,
Complex layers of the bladder,
Range of therapeutic treatment fo...
21  cards
Module 3- Gene Therapy
The magnitude of the human genome,
What are gene therapies,
Gene therapies are regarded as a ...
32  cards
Module 3- CRISPR and Gene Editing
Crispr video,
Bacteria s first line of defense,
How can we harness the crispr cas...
33  cards
Module 3- Immunotherapy and Cancer Vaccines
Cancer immunoediting role in evad...,
Cancer immunoediting role in evad...,
Cancer immunoediting role in evad...
29  cards
Module 3- Aging and Longevity
What is aging,
The case for calories and primates,
Restricting calorie intake enhanc...
21  cards

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