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Decks in this class (14)

Respiratory Disease (1) Cystic Fibrosis
- Be able to describe the pathophysiologies associated with CF - Outline the main genetic cause of the disease in the context of treatment - Current main approaches for the treatment including the main drug classes and their rationale for use - Discuss impediments to new therapeutics and future directions
37  cards
Respiratory Disease (2) Smooth Muscle, Inflammation, & Remodelling in the respiratory system
- Lung airway architecture - Airway resistance - Airway smooth muscle location, morphology and functions - Factors affecting bronchomotor tone - Mechanisms of airway contraction and relaxation - Key inflammatory and remodelling mediators - Comparative remodelling in asthma, COPD and Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
30  cards
Respiratory Disease (3) Drugs in Asthma
- Know the mechanism of action of anti-asthma agents - Appreciate the rationale for drug combinations in asthma
28  cards
Respiratory Disease (4) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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23  cards
Cardiovascular Disease & Risk Factors (1) Hypertension, the silent killer
- B1 antagonists - A1 antagonists - Centrally acting hypertensives (A2 agonists)
40  cards
Cardiovascular Disease & Risk Factors (2) Drugs used to treat hypertension
- Diuretics - ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin AT1 receptor antagonists - Calcium antagonists
38  cards
Cardiovascular Disease & Risk Factors (3) Heart Failure
-Review factors affecting cardiac output (Rate, contractility, preload, afterload) -Discuss rationale for drugs for >Dysrythmias >Heart failure (mechanism, uses, side effects) - Overview of drugs in cardiovascular disease
27  cards
Cardiovascular Disease & Risk Factors (4) Atherosclerosis and Lipid Lowering Drugs
-Understand types of dyslipidaemias - Appreciate rationale for instituting non-pharmacological approaches as well as lipid lowering and other agents to improve prognosis - Describe the MOA of drugs used to lower blood lipids - Demonstrate an understanding of the adverse effects of drugs used to alter blood lipids
24  cards
Cardiovascular Disease & Risk Factors (5) Ischaemic heart disease
- Appreciate requirements for cardiac blood supply based on cardiac demand (work) - Describe pathophysiology of IHD/angina - Explain rationale for the different drugs used in angina - Describe the MOA of drugs used to treat angina - Describe factors that may limit the usefulness of drugs used in the treatment of angina
34  cards
Cancer (1) Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer
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27  cards
Cancer (2) Anticancer Agents 1
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27  cards
Cancer (3) Anticancer Agents 2
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27  cards
Cancer (4) Drugs used to treat chronic pain
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0  cards
Cancer (5) Immunotherapy - Focus on Lung Cancer - What do we do when "personalised/precision" therapy fails?
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0  cards

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