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Decks in this class (30)

Lecture 2 - Abdominal Wall and Peritoneum
Central regions of the abdomen su...,
Outer regions of the abdomen sup ...,
Layers of the abdominal wall 3
31  cards
Lecture 3 - Gut Development
Foregut extends from 1,
Midgut extends 2,
Hindgut extends 3
24  cards
Lecture 4 - Nutrition and Health
Why wholegrains 1,
Why milk 2,
Why legumes nuts and meat 3
4  cards
Lecture 5 - Blood Supply to Gut (Part I - Foregut)
Location of celiac trunk 1,
Celiac trunk 3 main branches sup ...,
Sup and inf mesenteric artery ver...
21  cards
Lecture 5 - Blood Supply to the Gut (Part II)
Arterial supply of midgut 1,
Venous drainage of midgut 2,
Nerve plexus of midgut 3
26  cards
Lecture 5 - Blood Supply to Gut (Part III, Nervous Supply)
Parasympathetic nerves 1,
Sympathetic nerves of gut 2
2  cards
Lecture 6 - Salivary Glands, Stomach and Oesophagus Microanatomy
Pathology of serous fluid secreti...,
Glands and location 2,
Mucins function 3
16  cards
Lecture 7 - Nutritional Assessment
Abcde of nutritional assessment 1
1  cards
Lecture 8 - Oesophageal function
3 phases and muscles involved in ...,
Swallowing nervous reflex 2,
Oral phases 3
29  cards
Lecture 9 - Stomach Function (Part I)
Major functions of the stomach 1,
Antrum function 2,
Pylorus function 3
28  cards
Lecture 9 - Stomach Disease (Part II)
Helicobacter pylori diseases 1,
H pylori action 2,
Treatment of h pylori 3
8  cards
Lecture 10 - B12
B12 and folate 1,
Requirements to absorb b12 2,
Conservation of b12 3
10  cards
Lecture 11 - Fat
Fats at room temperature 1,
Saturated fat spoilage 2,
Hydrogenation 3
11  cards
Lecture 13 - Carbohydrate digestion
Functions of carbohydrate 1,
Disaccharide types and source 2,
Carb digestion mouth 3
10  cards
Lecture 14 - Protein Digestion
Protein quality characteristics 1,
Protein digestion mouth 2,
Protein digestion stomach 3
12  cards
Lecture 15 - Liver, Bile, Portal System
Blood supply to liver 1,
What things are on the posterior ...,
Between lobes of liver 3
21  cards
Lecture 17 - Liver Pathology
5 responses to hepatic injury 1,
Hepatic failure 2,
Hepatic faiure triggers 3
18  cards
Lecture 18 - Testing the Liver
Hepatocellular conditions and enz...,
Biliary cholesattic conditions an...,
Bilirubin source 3
22  cards
Lecture 19 - The Vitamins
Fat soluble vitamins 1,
Factors effecting bioavailability 2,
Majority of b vitamin function 3
18  cards
Lecture 20 - Liver Case Studies
When transaminases ast alt are hi...,
When ggt and alp are high 2,
Bilirubin high levels 3
19  cards
Lecture 21 - Iron
Protein attachments of iron 1,
Iron absorption 2,
Biochemical markers of iron levels 3
7  cards
Lecture 22- Pancreas and Spleen
Pancreas is a glandular organ 1,
Pancreatic head location 2,
Pancreatic neck location 3
19  cards
Lecture 24 - Pancreatic and Gallblader Pathology
Acute pancreatitis 1,
Etiology of pancreas and their tr...,
Pathology of pancreatitis 3
22  cards
Lecture 25 - Pancreatic and Biliary Secretions
Central role of duodenum 1,
Mechanism for these roles 2,
I cell mechanims 3
20  cards
Lecture 26 - Gallbladder Path Cont. & Intestinal Cancer
Polyps 1,
Determining nature of polyps 2,
Types of non neoplastic polyps 3
10  cards
Lecture 27 - Nutrition in Children
Fluid requirements in infants tim...,
Digestive factors in early infancy 2,
Why need to eat solid food 3
3  cards
Lecture 28 - Intestinal Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
Small intestine differing from la...,
Absorption difference 2,
Transepithelial movment of water ...
5  cards
Lecture 29 - Diarrhoea
Causes of acute diarrhoea 1,
Causes of chronic diarrhoea 2,
Small intestine bacterial overgro...
16  cards
Lecture 30 - Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory bowel disease
Diagnosing functional problem 1,
Symptoms of ibs 2,
Alarm contradictory symptoms 3
22  cards
Lecture 33 - Drugs and the gut
H2 receptor antagonist characteri...,
H2 antagonist problems 2,
H2 receptor location 3
12  cards

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