Clinical Pharmacology, Therapeutics & Intro to Prescribing

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ESA1 PK
Pharmacokinetics can be summarise...,
How can drugs be administered 2,
Drug administration mnemonic 3
82  cards
Lecture 1- Introduction to CPT and prescribing unit
Blank 1,
Important consideration when pres...,
Barbers principles 3
9  cards
Lecture 2- Clinical trials
What is a clinical trial 1,
Purpose of a clinical trial 2,
Clinical trials need to be 3
48  cards
Lecture 3- Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
Some things to consider when thin...,
After a drug has entered systemic...,
Clinical consideration of pk infl...
79  cards
Lecture 4- PK and PD worked examples
Bioavailability calculation 1,
Oral bioavailability is always 2,
A new antibiotic drug is given or...
41  cards
Lecture 5- Hypertension and heart failure
What is bp 1,
Blood pressure equationa 2,
Blood pressure regulation 3
96  cards
Lecture 6- Diuretics
Renal physiology 1,
Drugs acting on the renal tube 2,
Diuretic 3
60  cards
Lecture 7- Pharmacovigilance and pharmacogenetics
What is pharmacovigilence 1,
The most common clinical adverse ...,
Example of poor pharmacovigilance...
22  cards
Lecture 8- Hyperlipidaemia
Most cholesterol is 1,
Function of cholesterol 2,
Atheromas and ldl 3
48  cards
Lecture 9 – Reproductive and post reproductive health
Drug groups which target reproduc...,
Sex steroid hormones 2,
Inhibitors and antagonists 3
74  cards
Lecture 10- Diabetes mellitus
What sort of hormone is insulin 1,
Insulin is secreted by 2,
Beta cells secrete insulin in res...
92  cards
Lecture 11– Cardiac arrhythmia drugs
For the heart to function efficie...,
Normal heart beat 2,
Atrial arrhythmia 3
98  cards
Examplify
If 25 mg ramipril produces the sa...,
A new antibiotic produces toxic a...,
Buprenoprhine is a partial agonis...
16  cards
Lecture 12- Anti-platelet and fibrinolytic drugs
Thrombus 1,
Embolus 2,
Thromboembolic diseases are common 3
47  cards
Lecture 13- Evidence based medicine
Measures of risk 1,
Risk ratio 2,
Odds ratio 3
20  cards
Lecture 14- Review of the evidence
Epidemiological study designs 1,
Evidence based healthcare 2,
Systematic rveiw 3
28  cards
Lecture 15– Non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs
Prostanoid synthesis 1,
Prostanoids are 2,
Pge2 3
51  cards
Lecture 16- Immunosuppressants
Disease rheumatologists manage 1,
Systemic lupus erythematosus sle 2,
Rheumatoid arthritis 3
55  cards
Lecture 17- Opioids
Define nociception 1,
Define pain 2,
Outline pain pathway 3
67  cards
Lecture 18- Respiratory pharmacology
Asthma pathophysiology 1,
What does good asthma control loo...,
What does uncontrolled asthma loo...
42  cards
Lecture 19 – GI Pharmacology
Peptic ulceration involves 1,
Symptoms of peptic ulcerations ar...,
Chronic ulcers cna be 3
38  cards
Lecture 20- Antiemetics
What is vomiting 1,
Vomiting is different to regurgit...,
What is actually going on with vo...
80  cards
Steroids
Corticosteroid side effects 1,
3 steroid facts 2,
Steroid formulations 3
3  cards
Lecture 21- Antimicrobials
Antibiotic resistance timeline 1,
Multi drug resistant 2,
Extensively drug resistant xdr 3
51  cards
Lecture 22- Anticoagulants
Haemostasis 1,
Thrombosis 2,
Thromboembolic disease is common 3
53  cards
Lecture 23- Epilepsy
Seizures 1,
Pathology of seizures 2,
In a normal brain the inhibitory ...
63  cards
Lecture 24- Neuropharmacology
Idiopathic parkinson s disease ipd 1,
Pathophysiology of ipd 2,
Histological hallmarks 3
54  cards
Lecture 25- Anaesthetics
For patients undergoing surgical ...,
Because no single agent provides ...,
Preoperative medications provide 3
92  cards
Lecture 26- Chemotherapy
Where do chemotherapy agents come...,
New approaches to chemotherapy 2,
Imatinib 3
57  cards
Lecture 27- Reviewing medication STOPP-START
Medicines optimisation 1,
Who should be targeted for review 2,
Some pharmacokinetic and dynamic ...
9  cards
Lecture 27- Poisoning
Adverse reactions can be due to 1,
What is seen as a beneficial effe...,
Side effects lead to successful u...
17  cards
Drugs quiz 1
Alginic acid 1,
Bendrofumethiazide 2,
Ranitidine 3
30  cards
Drugs quiz 2
Phenytoin 1,
Exenatide 2,
Tamoxifen 3
30  cards
Tricky CPT
Amiloride vs amiodarone vs amlodi...,
Amiloride 2,
Amlodipine 3
9  cards
Drug quiz 3
Insulin aspart novorapida 1,
Soluble insulin actrapida humulin...,
Insulin degludec insulin glargine 3
30  cards
Drug quiz 4
Lidocaine 1b 1,
Atenolol 2,
Salbutamol 3
30  cards
Drug quiz 5
Verapamil 1,
Isosorbide mononitrate 2,
Clopidogrel 3
30  cards
Drug quiz 6
Mesalazine 1,
Etoricoxib 2,
Medroxyprogesterone acetate 3
30  cards
Drug quiz 7
Docusate sodium 1,
Methylcellulose 2,
Candesartan 3
21  cards

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