Mechanism of Disease

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Decks in this class (18)

Role of Pathology
Define pathology and disease,
What do the following prefixes me...,
What do the following suffixes me...
3  cards
Cell Injury
How is a steady cell state mainta...,
Define hyperplasia hypertrophy me...,
What are types of physical trauma
18  cards
Acute Inflammation
What are causes for acute inflamm...,
What are the purposes of acute in...,
What are the 3 outcomes of acute ...
17  cards
Immunopathology and Hypersensitivity
What are the general principles o...,
What are the innate and adaptive ...,
What are pattern recognition rece...
39  cards
Chronic Inflammation
What is the purpose of inflammation,
Describe basic acute inflammation,
Describe basic chronic inflammation
12  cards
Repair and Regeneration
What are the two types of healing...,
Name the 3 types of cell populations,
Describe labile cell populations
38  cards
Normal microbiota
What are the types of symbiosis,
What are non sterlie and sterile ...,
Where are non sterile sites
15  cards
Micro-organisms in disease
Define pathogenicity and its requ...,
What are the steps in the chain o...,
Define virulence
14  cards
Atheroma, Thrombosis & Embolism
Define atherosclerosis,
Which blood vessels are commonly ...,
What are risk factors for atheros...
32  cards
Ischaemia, Infarction & Shock
How harmful is ischaemia,
What is therapeutic reperfusion w...,
Define infarction infarct
33  cards
Inborn Errors of Metabolism
What are the different mechanisms...,
What are the clinical effects of ...,
What are possible signs of acute ...
10  cards
Acid-base Homeostasis
What buffering systems are in place,
Where are the sites of acid base ...,
What causes a right shift o2 haem...
21  cards
Cellular adaptation
What cellular adaptations are pos...,
What is the role of cellular adap...,
Give examples of cells which cann...
16  cards
Characteristics of tumours
Define cancer,
Define neoplasm,
Define histogenesis
24  cards
Tumour Classification
What is the name of a benign tumo...,
What is the name of a benign tumo...,
How are benign epithelial tumours...
23  cards
Carcinogens: Cause of Cancer
What are the categories of human ...,
Give the target tissue of the fol...,
What is a carcinogen
18  cards
Carcinogens: Molecular hallmarks of cancer cells
Why is genetic instability import...,
What are the two types of tumour ...,
What is the function of gatekeepers
26  cards
Behaviour of Tumours
Describe what invasion means in t...,
Describe what metastasis means in...,
What types of cancers are most li...
22  cards

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