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1.1 Haematopoiesis and its regulation
What are the characteristics of h...,
What are the characteristics of p...,
What will you see for haematopoie...
38  cards
1.2 Acute Leukaemia
Define leukaemia,
Define acute leukaemia,
What is the dominant feature of a...
29  cards
1.3 Principles of transfusion medicine
Which antibodies can cross the pl...,
If you are blood type a what anti...,
If you are blood type ab what ant...
31  cards
1.4 Red cell disorders 1
Define anaemia,
What is the normal hb in adult ma...,
What are the clinical features of...
38  cards
1.5 Red cell disorders 2: aplastic anaemia, myelodysplastic syndrome
Define aplasia,
Define dysplasia,
Define hyperplasia
28  cards
2.1 Thrombophilia
What are the three components of ...,
What are the genetic risk factors...,
What are the acquired risk factor...
26  cards
2.2 Platelet disorders
What characterises a drug rash,
Define petechiae purpura ecchymosis,
Define petechiae purpura ecchymosis
32  cards
2.3 Haematological abnormalities in non haematological conditions
What are the characteristic featu...,
What conditions are associated wi...,
What is the pathogenesis of anaem...
9  cards
2.4 Anticoagulants
How does heparin work as an antic...,
How does antithrombin iii work,
How is heparin administered
30  cards
2.6 Bleeding disorders
Descibre adhesion,
Describe activation,
Describe aggregation
19  cards
3.1 Introduction to lymphoproliferative disorders
Define lymphoma,
What are the primary lymphoid organs,
What are the secondary lymphoid o...
18  cards
3.2 Lymphoma
What is the common presentation o...,
What are the methods used for dia...,
Which leukaemia has bone marrow i...
33  cards
3.3 Plasma cell disorders
What is characteristic of plasma ...,
What are the two factor that caus...,
What are the common genetic chang...
20  cards
3.5 Infections in Immunocompromised hosts
What are the physiologic causes o...,
What are the macroscopic barriers...,
What are the surface barriers in ...
10  cards
3.6 Staging of cancer
Why do we stage cancer,
When should staging be applied,
What is not part of staging
25  cards
4.1 Histopathology of common skin neoplasms
What are the three layers of the ...,
What are the layers and component...,
Define macule
40  cards
4.2 Hormones and Cancer
What are the risk factors for bre...,
What are the protective factors o...,
What occurs after menopause in te...
17  cards
4.3 Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
What is the term for too much red...,
What is the term for too little r...,
Where do the genetic changes in c...
25  cards
4.4 Mediastinal tumours
What is the mediastinum,
What are the compartments of the ...,
What are the borders of the media...
30  cards
5.2 Cancer therapies: cytotoxics to targeted therapies
What are the phases of drug asses...,
How does chemotherapy work,
Which cancer is chemo used as cur...
23  cards
5.3 Pathology of male genital system
What are glands lined by,
What are copora amylacea,
What are the causes of non neopla...
25  cards
5.4 Familial Cancer
What are the types of mutations t...,
What are the genes usually involv...,
How do oncogenes cause cancer
31  cards
5.5 Complications of Chemotherapy
What are the ways chemo can be given,
What are the general acute causes...,
What are the acute class specific...
21  cards
5.6 Female Genitourinary Tract Pathology
What are deposits in the urinary ...,
What are the benign and malignant...,
How can you tell the difference b...
21  cards
5.7 Bone metastases
What is neoangiogenesis,
What is intravasation,
What is needed for tumour cells t...
19  cards
Histology of Nervous System
What are the three layers of the ...,
What are the types of glial cells,
What is the appearance of astrocytes
8  cards
6.2 Staph aureus
What is the appearance of staph a...,
What is staph aureus positive for,
Where does staph aureus colonise
8  cards
6.3 Radiation oncology
What is radiation oncology,
What is fractionation,
What are the mechanisms of radiat...
15  cards
6.4 Investigating disseminated malignancy
What are the routes of spread,
What is the tumour marker of aden...,
What is the tumour marker of hepa...
13  cards
7.1 Fundamental principles of cancer pain management
What are the pain initiators nts ...,
What are the pain inhibitors,
What are the three factors that i...
9  cards
7.4 Pathology of Lung Cancer
What is the most avoidable cause ...,
What does the relationship of dis...,
What are the smoking related chan...
21  cards
7.2 Tumours of CNS
What is the function of astrocytes,
What is the function of oligodend...,
What is the function of ependymal...
9  cards
Clinical 8.2
Where is the binding site and wha...,
Where is the binding site and wha...,
Where is the binding site and wha...
5  cards
8.1 Biofilms and abscesses
What is a biofilm,
What are the steps in biofilm for...,
What is attracted to already dama...
10  cards
8.3 Antibiotics resistance
What are plasmids,
What is recombination,
What is homologous recombination
12  cards

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