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Decks in this class (64)

L51: Cell Injury and Cell Death
Causes of cell injury,
4 intracellular systems vulnerabl...,
Reversible cell injury
9  cards
L14: Cell Metabolism-nucleotide Metabolism
Nucleotide,
Nucleotide vs nucleoside,
Combinations of nucleotide
10  cards
L13: Metabolic Integration
Glucose metabolism,
Amino acid metabolism,
Fatty acid metabolism
6  cards
L71: Pharmacogenetics And Adverse Drug Reactions
Adverse drugs reactions,
Pharmacogenetics vs pharmacogenomics,
Genetic polymorphism
14  cards
L73: Drugs Acting On Parasympathetic NS
Nicotinic receptor,
Acetylcholinesterase,
Drugs enhance pns transmission
6  cards
L72: Drugs Acting On Sympathetic NS
Adrenaline,
Adrenergic receptors,
Adrenaline
15  cards
L70: Practical Pharmacokinetics
One compartment vs two compartmen...,
Homogenous reaction vs heterogene...,
First order second order zero ord...
6  cards
L69: Development And Regulation Of Drugs
Drug discovery based on,
Phases of drug development,
Sale of drugs law
13  cards
L68: Drug Administration And Dosage Form
Route of administration,
Oral route,
Buccal route
10  cards
L67: Drug Metabolism And Elimination
Metabolism,
Site of metabolism,
Phase i metabolism
6  cards
L66: Drug Absorption And Distribution
Where can drug distribute to,
Carry of drug to bodies tissues,
Transport of drugs across cell me...
16  cards
L65: Dose Response Relationship
Pharmacodynamics vs pharmacokinetics,
Types of drug action,
Total receptor mediated stimulus
13  cards
L64: Drug Receptor Interaction
Major drug target,
Function of receptor,
Protein kinase
12  cards
L63: Infection And Immunity
Innate vs adaptive immune reponse,
Cell mediated response,
Mechanism of cell killing by cyto...
10  cards
L60: Genetic Basis Of Development Of Cancer
Risk of cancer,
Cancer happens because earlier mu...,
Proliferation enhanced by
6  cards
L59: Does Genetics Matter?
Use of genetics tests in clinical...,
Personalised medicine,
Breast cancer
11  cards
L58: Genetic Basis Of Multifactorial Diseases
Simple disease mendelian disease ...,
Models of multifactorial disease,
Relationship between quantitative...
7  cards
L56, L57: Pedigree And Gene Linkage, Genetic Basis Of Single Gene Defect
Single gene mendelian disease,
Autosomal dominant disease,
Autosomal recessive disease
17  cards
L54, L55: Basic Human Genetics + Introduction to Genetic Diseases
Human genome,
Structure of chromosome,
What is karyotype
7  cards
L50: Acute Inflammation
4 cardinal signs of acute inflamm...,
Causes of acute inflammation,
Components in acute inflammation
5  cards
L49: Medically Important Viruses
Picornavirus,
Enterovirus,
Enterovirus 71
13  cards
L48: Medically Important Parasites
Parasitism,
Classification of parasite,
Diagnosis of parasitic infection
13  cards
L47: Medically Important Fungi
Fungi structure,
Classification of fungi,
Risk factors
8  cards
L46: Medically Important Gram -ve Bacilli
Lps structure,
3 important groups of gram ve bac...,
Common clinical diseases of gram ...
20  cards
L45: Medically Important Cocci
Gram positive cocci,
Gram negative cocci,
Staphylococcus aureus
9  cards
L44: Antimicrobials And Immunization
Main groups of antibacterial agents,
Targets for antimicrobial,
Mechanisms of beta lactam
14  cards
L43: Viruses And Prions
Viruses and respective diseases,
Classification of virus,
Structure of virus
10  cards
L42: Disinfection, Sterilisation, Infection Control
Contamination definition,
Routes of transmission,
Microbes transmitted via contact
11  cards
L41: Specific Defence Mechanism
Primary vs secondary lymphoid organs,
Characteristics of specific immun...,
Development of b lymphocyte and t...
9  cards
L40: Innate Defence Mechanisms
What is innate immunity,
Innate defence mechanisms
2  cards
L39: Host Microbe Relationship And Microbial Pathogenesis
Incubation period,
Latent infection,
Chronic infection
7  cards
L38: Clinical Microbiology And Infectious Diseases
Classification of microbes,
Historical landmarks,
Pathogenesis of infectious disease
10  cards
L37: ANS
Nucleus vs ganglion,
Organisation of somatic ns vs aut...,
Sympathetic vs parasympathetic
6  cards
L16: Membrane Transport
3 transport mechanism,
Diffusion depends on
2  cards
L34, L35: Membrane Excitability / Transmission of nerve signals
Types of transmembrane ion channel,
What contributes to resting membr...,
Describe action potential
16  cards
L33: Neural Architecture
Basic components of nervous system,
3 physiological properties of neu...,
Development of nervous system
20  cards
L32: Blood Cells
Classification of blood cells,
Site of haematopoiesis,
Describe rbc
11  cards
L31, 36: Movement Generating Tissue / Excitation & Contraction of muscles
Components of muscle cell,
Types of muscle,
Organisation of muscle cells myoc...
21  cards
L30: Introduction To Skin
3 layers of skin,
Function of dermo epidermal junct...,
Describe dermis
18  cards
L27: Social Determinants Of Health
Determinants of health,
Health inequality health inequity...,
How to measure inequality
6  cards
L26: Outbreak, Infectious Disease
Epidemic,
Epidemiology,
Koch s postulates
11  cards
L25: Health, Illness And Disease
Who definition of health,
Definition of illness,
Changes in pattern of mortality
4  cards
L24: Healthcare Organisation In HK
Components of health system,
Well functioning health system,
Resilient health system
7  cards
L23: Thermoregulation
Ways of heat gain and heat loss i...,
Ways of transferring heat from skin,
Neural feedback mechanism in ther...
12  cards
L22: Homeostasis
5 elements of homeostasis,
Components of homeostasis,
Hierarchy of organisation in huma...
10  cards
L19-21 Embryology
3 stages of prenatal development,
Clinical age vs postovulatory age,
Three trimester
31  cards
L18: Intracellular Communciation And Signal Transduction
What is signal transduction,
What is intracellular cell signaling,
Components of conceptual model of...
7  cards
L17: Cell Proliferation
Describe cell cycle,
Describe mitosis,
Intrinsic and extrinsic cell cycl...
8  cards
L15: Vitamins And Minerals
Macro minerals,
How many essential mineral,
Vitamin deficiency
17  cards
L12: Amino Acid Metabolism
Classification of amino acids,
Metabolic fate of amino acids,
10 essential amino acids
3  cards
L9, 10, 11: Glucose Metabolism
Sources of glucose,
Pathways involved in glucose meta...,
Glucose metabolism pathway
8  cards
L8: Nutrition
Definition of nutrient,
How to assess optimal body condition,
Obesity paradox
10  cards
L6: Lipids
What property distinguishes lipid...,
Structure of lipid,
Classification of lipid
6  cards
L5: Enzymes
Why are enzymes needed,
General features of enzyme,
Characteristics of enzyme
9  cards
L4: Protein Structure To Protein Function
Describe structure of collagen fibre,
How is collagen fibre stabilised,
Post translational modification a...
7  cards
L3: From Amino Acids To Protein
Structure of amino acid,
Classification of amino acids,
How are amino acids linked together
9  cards
L2: From DNA To Protein
Dna vs rna,
Components of transcription unit,
Processing of mrna
10  cards
L1: Genes and DNA
Who performed s strain r strain e...,
Who discovered that gene is made ...,
What is dna made of
6  cards
L29: Connective tissue
3 types of connective tissue,
Properties of connective tissue,
Functions of ct
17  cards
L28: Epithelial tissue
Features of epithelium,
Functions of epithelium,
Basement membrane
14  cards
L7: Cells
Reason for different types of cells,
Components of nucleus,
Function of nucleolus
27  cards
L61, L62: Neoplasia
Definition of neoplasia,
Neoplasia vs hyperplasia,
What is malignant neoplasm
22  cards
L53: Chronic Inflammation
2 types of chronic inflammation,
General features of chronic infla...,
Function of macrophage
8  cards
L52: Process of Healing
2 types of healing process,
3 types of somatic cells with dif...,
Process of wound healing
10  cards

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