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HPHD Stress, Coping and Psychological Therapies
What are the differences between ...,
What are the physiological respon...,
What is the transactional model o...
20  cards
HPHD Stereotypes and Disability
What are stereotypes and why do w...,
Why does normal human cognitive f...,
What is prejudice and discrimination
9  cards
HPHD LGBT Health and Sexual Diversity
What is sexual orientation,
Define gender identity gender exp...,
Define transgendertranssexuals
12  cards
HPHD Health Related Behaviour and Substance Misuse
What is health related behaviour,
Why is health related behaviour i...,
List the learning theories
19  cards
HPHD Adherence
Define complianceadherenceconcord...,
How common is non adherence,
What are some of the problems in ...
9  cards
HPHD Child Development and Communication
What is the attachment theory,
Why is attachment important for i...,
What are the behavioural stages o...
13  cards
HPHD Motivational Interviewing and Pain Management
What is motivational interviewing,
What are the aims of motivational...,
What is the difference between ac...
7  cards
HPHD Breaking Bad News and Coping with Dying
What is the 5 stage grief model o...,
What are the positives and negati...,
What is the spikes model for brea...
3  cards
Urinary: Anatomy of the Kidneys and Ureters
Describe tha anatomical locations...,
What is the normal size of the ki...,
What are the layers of the kidney...
14  cards
Urinary: Anatomy of the Bladder
What is the embryological derivat...,
What are the important external f...,
What is the trigone
9  cards
Urinary: The Urethra
What type of epithelia lines the ...,
How long is the male and female u...,
What are the 4 anatomical divisio...
4  cards
Urinary: Glomerular Filtration
How does the kidney deal with glu...,
What are the functions of the kidney,
How many litres of ecf do the kid...
18  cards
Urinary: Clearance and Electrolyte Balance
What are normal adult glomerular ...,
How do we calculate renal clearance,
Whats the link between gfr and cr...
8  cards
Urinary: Control of Blood Pressure (ECF volume)
What is the baroreceptor reflex,
What are the 4 neurohumoral pathw...,
Outline how the renin angiotensin...
11  cards
Urinary: Acid Base Balance
What is the normal range of plasm...,
What is the consequence of alkala...,
What is the consequence of acidaemia
19  cards
Urinary: Control of Potassium
What is the distribution of potas...,
Why is maintaining ecf k conc cri...,
How many litres is the ecf
17  cards
Urinary: Control of Plasma Osmolarity
How is a change in plasma osmolal...,
When is adh released,
When does the body not act to mai...
12  cards
Urinary: Diuretics
What is a diuretic,
What are some clinical conditions...,
What are the different classes of...
12  cards
Urinary: Renal Stones
What is the most common site for ...,
What are the causes of bladder st...,
Who do renal stones effect
17  cards
Urinary: UTIs
What is the prevalence of utis by...,
What are the defence mechanisms o...,
What are some bacterial factors t...
17  cards
Urinary: Incontinence
What is the neurological supply o...,
What nerves innervate the detruso...,
What is the maximum capacity of t...
19  cards
Urinary: Micturation
When is the bladder absolutely fu...,
What is the trigone,
What are the layers of the detrus...
11  cards
Urinary: Glomerular Pathology
What is nephrotic syndrome,
What is nephritic syndrome,
Wha are some common causes of nep...
11  cards
Urinary: Malignancy of the Urinary Tract
How common is prostate cancer,
What are the risk factors for pro...,
What are some other causes of rai...
23  cards
Urinary: Acute Kidney Injury
What is acute kidney injury,
How is acute kidney injury staged,
What are the causes of pre renal ...
15  cards
Urinary: Chronic Kidney Failure
What is chronic kidney disease,
What are the causes of chronic ki...,
How does a kidney with ckd look d...
16  cards
Urinary: Renal Support
What is the definition of end sta...,
What are the psychological sympto...,
What are the physical symptoms of...
18  cards
Infection: Staphylococcus Aureus
What is the classification of sta...,
What are some common infections c...,
Where on the body is staph aureus...
7  cards
Infection: Coagulase Negative Staphylococcal Infection
Give an example of a coagulase ne...,
What diseases do coag neg staph c...,
What is the treatment of coag neg...
4  cards
Infection: Steptococcus pyogenes
What is the classification of str...,
Where is strep pyogenes usually f...,
What are the methods of transmiss...
6  cards
Infection: Streptococcus Pneumoniae
What is the classification of str...,
What infections does strep pneumo...,
Where on the body is strep pneumo...
6  cards
Infection: Viridans Streptococci
What is the classification of vir...,
What infections do viridans strep...
2  cards
Infection: Enterococci
What is the classification of ent...,
Name 2 common enterococci commensals,
What infections do enterococci cause
4  cards
Infection: Neisseria Meningitidis
What is the classification of nei...,
What infections does neisseria me...,
What is the mode of transmission ...
6  cards
Infection: Neisseria gonorrhoea
What is the classification of nei...,
What is the mode of transmission ...,
Why is there no immunological mem...
6  cards
Infection: Clostridium Difficile
What is the classification of clo...,
What infection does c diff cause,
What is the mode of transmission ...
5  cards
Infection: Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
How is tuberculosis diagnosed,
Does mycobacterium tuberculosis g...,
What is the mode of transmission ...
15  cards
Infection: E. Coli
What is the classification of e coli,
Where is e coli normally found in...,
What is the mode of transmission ...
5  cards
Infection: Proteus
What is the classification of pro...,
What infection does proteus cause,
How is proteus infection treated
3  cards
Infection: Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
What is the classification of pse...,
What infections does p aeruginosa...,
Why does p aeruginosa colonise on...
4  cards
Infection: Haemophilus influenzae
What is the classification of hae...,
What diseases does haemophilus in...,
How are heamophilus influenzae in...
3  cards
Infection: Helicobacter pylori
What is the classification helico...,
What infections does h pylori cause,
How does helicobacter pylori surv...
5  cards
Infection: Chlamydia
What is the bacterial cause of ch...,
What are the symptoms of chlamydia,
What are some complications if ch...
5  cards
Infection: HIV
What is the classification of hiv,
How is hiv treated,
Why is there decreasing cd4 t cel...
7  cards
Infection: Hepatitis B and C
Who is at risk of hepatitis,
What are the symptoms of acute he...,
What are the complications of chr...
7  cards
Infection: Chronic Infections
Why do chronic diseases predispos...,
What is the cause of cystic fibrosis,
What are the pathologies of cf
7  cards
Infection: Acute sepsis
What is sepsis what is septic shock,
How do we recognise sepsis,
What is the sepsis six
5  cards
Infection: The innate immune response
What are the general roles of the...,
What are the 4 types of innate ba...,
Give some examples of physical ba...
14  cards
Infection: The adaptive immune response
What are the different types of a...,
What are the 2 types of major his...,
Which t cells and receptors do th...
7  cards
Infection: Travel Related Infections
Why is it important to obtain a g...,
What questions should you ask rel...,
What travel related infection sho...
11  cards
Infection: Hospital acquired infections
What are healthcare infections,
Why are healthcare infections imp...,
Which patients are at high risk o...
11  cards
Infection: Infections on Surfaces
What is a surface,
What are commensals,
What are the different modes of t...
11  cards
Infection: Allergies
What does hypersensitivity mean,
What is the sensitisation phase a...,
Why do people have allergies
8  cards
Infection: An infection Model
Briefly outline the infection model,
What are some patient factors tha...,
What are the possible mechanisms ...
6  cards
Infection: Antimicrobials
How are antibacterials classified,
What are the 4 different mechanis...,
What bacteria is vancomycin effec...
14  cards
Infection: The immunocompromised host
What is an immunocompromised host,
What are primary and secondary im...,
When should you suspect a pt has ...
13  cards
Infection: Introduction
What investigations would you do ...,
What are bacteriophages,
Whats the difference between gram...
3  cards
Respiratory: Gas Laws
What is the partial pressure of a...,
What is the po2 in alveolar air v...,
What is saturated vapour pressure...
14  cards
Respiratory: Upper respiratory tract
What are the 3 parts of the pharynx,
What are the functions of the nas...,
What are the conchae
9  cards
Respiratory: Anatomy of the thorax
How many ribs are there,
What is the typical structure of ...,
What are the posterior joints of ...
14  cards
Respiratory: Compliance
What is lung compliance,
What are some factors than decrea...,
What is the role of surfactant
6  cards
Respiratory: Gas Exchange
What are the factors affecting di...,
What is more soluble co2 or o2,
What are the layers making up the...
6  cards
Respiratory: Lung function tests
Define tidal volume,
Define inspiratory reserve volume,
Define expiratory reserve volume
16  cards
Respiratory: Oxygen transport in the blood
How do you calculate how much dis...,
What are the 2 oxygen binding pig...,
How low can po2 get in the tissues
7  cards
Respiratory: CO2 transport in the blood
How much co2 is in arterial blood...,
What factor controls how much co2...,
How is hco3 produced in rbcs
5  cards
Respiratory: Control of breathing
What is hyperventilation and hypo...,
What is the effect of pco2 on pla...,
What can cause a metabolic acidos...
7  cards
Respiratory: Respiratory Failure
What is hypoxia,
What are the 4 types of hypoxia,
What is type 1 and type 2 respira...
15  cards
Respiratory: Lower respiratory tract infections
What are some of the common flora...,
What are some defences of the res...,
What are some common upper respir...
14  cards
Respiratory: Asthma
What is asthma,
What is the consequence of repeti...,
What are some allergens that can ...
14  cards
Respiratory: COPD
What is copd,
What diseases does copd encompass,
What is emphysema
14  cards
Respiratory: Lung Cancer
What is the epidemiology of lung ...,
How does the incidence of lung ca...,
What is the most common age of pr...
20  cards
Respiratory: The Chest Xray
How does an xray work,
What are the types of projection ...,
What does a chest xray need to in...
13  cards
Respiratory: Clinical signs of common disease
What diseases would cause reduced...,
What diseases would cause trachea...,
What diseases cause hyper resonan...
14  cards
Respiratory: Interstitial lung disease
How does interstitial lung diseas...,
What is the pattern of the airflo...,
What are the symptoms of intersti...
11  cards
Respiratory: Anatomy
What are the components of the up...,
What is the difference between th...,
What is the contents of the middl...
10  cards
Respiratory: Histology of the respiratory tract
What types of epithelia line the ...,
What are the vocal chords formed of,
What are the functions of the voc...
3  cards
GI: The basics
What are the major functions of t...,
What is the role of the stomach,
What are the muscle layers of the...
10  cards
GI: Salivation and Swallowing
What is the composition of saliva,
What are the 3 pairs of salivary ...,
Outline the production of saliva
16  cards
GI: The abdominal wall
What are the muscles of the abdo ...,
What is the arcuate douglas line,
What are some causes of periumbil...
17  cards
GI: Hernias
What is a hernia,
What is the basic structure of a ...,
Where are the weaknesses in the a...
17  cards
GI: Functions of the stomach
What are the functions of the sto...,
Describe the structure of the sto...,
What type of epithelia is present...
17  cards
GI: Common gastric disease
What is dyspepsia and how common ...,
What is gord how does it present,
What are the causes of gord
16  cards
GI: Pancreas and Liver
What is the chyme like when it en...,
What is the state of the chyme wh...,
What is the structure of a pancre...
18  cards
GI: Dealing with toxins
What are the innate physical defe...,
What microorganisms are resistant...,
What is the main role of the colon
12  cards
GI: Diseases of liver, biliary tree and pancreas
List the functions of the liver,
List the functions of the pancreas,
List the functions of the gall bl...
16  cards
GI: The Intestines
What is the function of the intes...,
What are plicae circulares,
What is the role of the intestina...
19  cards
GI: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
What are the causes of inflammato...,
Where in the gi does crohns and u...,
What problems can pts experience ...
12  cards
GI: Microbiology of the GI tract
Where are anaerobic zones in the ...,
What are some of the beneficial f...,
What mos are present in the mouth
14  cards
GI: Common GI malignancies
How common is oesophageal carcino...,
How does oesophageal carcinoma pr...,
What are the 2 types of oesophage...
16  cards
GI: Imaging
Why would you request an abdomina...,
What is a systematic approach to ...,
How do you differentiate the smal...
14  cards
GI: Signs and symptoms of common abdo disorders
What is dyspepsia and what are th...,
What do you do for dyspepsia,
Where does the pt feel pain if th...
16  cards
GI: Anatomy of the peritoneal cavity
What is the structure of the peri...,
What are the intraperitoneal organs,
What are the retroperitoneal organs
11  cards
GI: Anatomy of liver, gall bladder and pancreas
Describe the biliary tree,
Whats the blood supply to the pan...,
What is the blood supply to the s...
14  cards
Embryology: Urinary
After gastrulation what are the 2...,
What is the embryological derivat...,
What are the 3 kidney systems tha...
16  cards
Embryology: Development of the peritoneum and foregut
Outline the embryonic folding in ...,
What is the primitive gut tube,
What is the germ layer derivative...
12  cards
Embryology: Development of the midgut and hindgut
What physiological herniation occ...,
What occurs to the midgut whilst ...,
What is the vitelline duct
9  cards

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