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1 Pathological processes I
Define hypertrophy,
Define hyperplasia,
What type of organ normally exhib...
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2 Pathological processes II
What is inflammation,
What are the 4 functions of infla...,
Briefly outline the mechanism of ...
40
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3 Injury and the vulnerable patient
What behaviour may abused neglect...,
What signs of abuse may you notic...,
What injuries might you see in a ...
10
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4.1 Principles of pharmacology
What is pharmacokinetic variability,
What is pharmacodynamic variability,
What is pk and pd
43
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4.2 Adrenal steroids
What is the outside and inside of...,
The adrenal cortex is under the c...,
Name the 3 morphologically distin...
44
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5.1 Erythropoiesis
What is haemopoiesis,
What is erythropoiesis,
How many erythrocytes do we produ...
39
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5.2 White blood cells
Name the 5 types of leukocyte,
What factors can affect the outco...,
What do leukocytes develop from
32
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6.1 Basis of germline inheritance and investigation of inherited disease
Describe the organisation of dna,
What is a karotype,
What is an autosome
37
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6.2 Inherited disorders in dentistry
What are the 3 broad categories o...,
W,
Describe dentinogenesis imperfecta
26
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7.1 Viral and orofacial infection
Describe the general properties o...,
What are the 2 types of viral inf...,
What is meant by the term acute v...
44
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7.2 Antibiotics and their use in dentistry
Define an antimicrobial,
Define an antibiotic,
Define an antiseptic
27
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8.1 Adaptive immunity
Describe adaptive immunity,
What are the genetic differences ...,
Give 6 features of adaptive immunity
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8.2 Innate immunity
Describe innate immunity,
Describe the timings of each immu...,
Give examples of mechanical barri...
29
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9.1 Special care dentistry
Which groups are managed in speci...,
How does who define oral health,
What are the challenged of human ...
23
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9.2 Benign, premalignant and malignant tumours of relavence to dentistry
How have mouth cancer rates incre...,
Why do dentists play an important...,
What are the oral consequences of...
29
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9.3 Clinical cases
Describe anaphylaxis,
Describe angiodema,
What can trigger angiodema
15
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10.1 Surgical treatment of cancer
What are risk factors for head an...,
Name the major premalignant oral ...,
Name possible causes of neck lumps
20
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10.2 Pharmacological treatment of cancer
Why is surgery alone not always s...,
What type of drugs are used in ch...,
What type of cancer is a carcinoma
25
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12.1 Clinical immunology
Describe the innate vs adaptive i...,
What are the primary and secondar...,
What are the lymphoid organs
35
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12.2 Allergy and anaphylaxis
Define allergy,
Define anaphylaxis,
What is a type 1 hypersensitivity...
33
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12.3 Principles of vaccination
Describe measles,
Describe haemophilus influenzae,
Describe poliomyelitis
20
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13 Haemostasis and bleeding disorders
In normal haemostasis how are ble...,
What initiates coagulation,
What are primary and secondary ha...
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15.2 Clinical examination of the clothed patient
What is the difference between a ...,
What features may you notice rega...,
What can a patient s complexion t...
18
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16.1 Cardiovascular disease and drugs
What is the difference between ph...,
What are the 2 main types of adve...,
What are the 3 common cardiac dru...
40
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16.2 Heart failure therapeutics
What is heart failure,
How common is heart failure,
What is the mortality for heart f...
33
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16.3 Dysrhythmia for dentists
What is a dysrhythmia,
Describe the polarity of cardaic ...,
Explain the phases of cardiac act...
30
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17.1 Valvular heart disease and infective endocarditis
What is rheumatic fever,
What disease arises as a complica...,
How is rheumatic heart disease ch...
41
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17.2 Venous thromboembolism and anticoagulants
What does the term venous thrombo...,
What are anticoagulants used to t...,
What score is used to determine a...
41
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17.3 Management of dental patients taking anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs
Give examples of antiplatelets,
What is the most common antiplatelet,
What is dual antiplatelet therapy
49
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18.1 Asthma and COPD
Describe what asthma is,
What are the clinical symptoms of...,
How does airway obstruction rever...
42
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18.2 Pneumonia
What is pneumonia,
What are the signs of a chest inf...,
What are the 3 classifications on...
24
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19.1 Coeliac disease and inflammatory bowel disease
What is coeliac disease,
What causes coeliac disease,
How prevalent is coeliac disease
29
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19.2 Gastrointestinal drugs
Which first line medication is us...,
Give examples of drugs used to tr...,
Describe the action of h2 recepto...
39
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19.3 Causes and consequences of liver disease
What are the functions of the liver,
Name some causes of abnormal live...,
Summarise the pathogenesis of liv...
9
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20.1 Acute kidney injury
What is aki,
What are the functions of the kid...,
Which 4 things are cleaned from t...
3
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21.1 Diabetes mellitus
Describe the role of insulin in n...,
Describe the role of glucagon in ...,
What are normal blood glucose lev...
15
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21.2 Thyroid disease
What is the thyroid gland,
What cell types are found in the ...,
Describe the development of the t...
35
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22.3 Skin cancer
Describe the anatomy of the skin,
What are the main types of skin c...,
What is bcc
19
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23.1 STIs in the UK
What is classed as sex with regar...,
Which stis are screened for in se...,
Which stis are increasing in prev...
7
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23.2 HIV and the oropharynx
How is hiv acquired,
Describe the events that occur fo...,
Is hiv always detectable in blood
15
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23.3 STIs and the oropharynx
Which people are at high risk of ...,
Describe chlamydia,
Describe gonorrhoea
16
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24.1 Neurology for dentistry
Cn i,
Cn ii,
Cn iii
36
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24.2 Epilepsy
What are the 3 different diagnost...,
What is a seizure,
What may cause a seizure
29
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24.3 Movement disorders
Define athetosis dystonia tics ch...,
What is cerebral palsy,
What is the range of disability w...
24
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25.1 Mental health for dentistry
What are mental health impatients...,
What general factors could impact...,
What is schizophrenia
20
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25.2 Drugs in the management of mental health disorders
What is psychosis,
What are neuroleptics,
What is a
40
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26.3 Medical emergencies in dentistry
What are the 3 levels of training...,
What medical emergencies might oc...,
What are the normal obs for adult...
39
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