Medicine 2 Weeks 1 - 6

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Overview Anatomy of the Thorax
Label 1,
Thoracic planes and lines 2,
What lies between the internal an...
27  cards
Mechanisms of Ventilation
Which lung is a mis swallowed bol...,
Lobes of the lungs 2,
Label 3
29  cards
Asthma
Asthma 1,
What ratio can be used to charact...,
Can asthma be lethal 3
38  cards
Respiratory System
Why do we have so many defense me...,
What are the paranasal air sinuses 2,
Role of hair and mucous in nose 3
26  cards
Lung Volumes and Lung Function Testing
What is tested in lung function t...,
How does a spirometer work and wh...,
What are all the initials 3
20  cards
Main Structures of the Thorax
Pericardium 1,
Fibrous pericardium 2,
Serous pericardium 3
36  cards
Hypersensitivity and Allergy
What does an exaggerated response...,
Allergy hypersensitivity vs autoi...,
Type 1 hypersensitivity 3
27  cards
Embryology of Respiratory System
Hilum of the lung 1,
When and where does the respirato...,
What germ layers are the lower re...
39  cards
Red Cell Physiology
Erythropoiesis 1,
Erythropoietin 2,
Why might recombinant epo be used...
28  cards
Breathless Patient
Respiratory causes of breathlessn...,
Cardiovascular causes of breathle...,
Non respiratory cardiovascular ca...
9  cards
Introduction to Nasal Cavity, Sinuses and Respiratory Tract
What divides upper and lower resp...,
Label 2,
Media 3
22  cards
Chemical Control of Ventilation
Chemoreceptors 1,
Central chemoreceptors 2,
Peripheral chemoreceptors 3
16  cards
Nervous Control of Ventilation
Components of brain stem 1,
Role of neural regulation of vent...,
Why is neural regulation faster t...
22  cards
Lung Function Measurements and Interpretation
Factors that would decrease gas t...
1  cards
Breathless Betty
How to differentiate physiologica...,
Significance of sputum colour gre...,
Causes of cough 3
36  cards
Introduction to Prescribing
Who steps of good prescribing 1,
Bnf 2,
Indications 3
24  cards
Pharmacokinetics 1 & 2
Intention of a regimen dosage wise 1,
Volume distrivution vd 2,
Clearance cl and units 3
34  cards
Introduction to History Taking
80 of diagnosis is made from the ...,
General advice 2,
Communicating with patients 3
15  cards
Pharmacology of Antibiotics
Antibacterial chemotherapy targets 1,
Antibacterials vs antibiotics 2,
Beta lactam ring 3
38  cards
Symptoms and Signs in Respiratory Medicine
What happens to someone at high a...,
Most likely diagnosis in this pat...,
Monoclonal antibody treatments fo...
10  cards
What is Patient Safety
Most prominent incident in england 1,
First second and third victims 2,
Lapses 3
5  cards
Viral Respiratory Tract Infections
Urti 1,
Rhinitis 2,
Coryza 3
22  cards
SARS-CoV-2
Sars cov 1,
Mers cov 2,
Does hydroxychloroquine work for ...
15  cards
Bacterial Pneumonia
Cap and requirements of diagnosis 1,
What is the likely diagnosis of t...,
Risk factors of csp 3
20  cards
Respiration under Unusual Conditions
What happens to haemoglobin durin...,
What happens to blood gases durin...,
What happens to pulmonary ventila...
19  cards
Blood Vessels
What are the layers of a blood ve...,
What does the lumen of blood vess...,
What does the tunica intima of bl...
36  cards
Mr Grant is Struggling to Breathe
What is pneumonia 1,
Media 2,
How does pneumonia cause breathle...
26  cards
Red Cell Disorders (REVISE)
What percentage of anaemias are f...,
Is diet a significant cause of an...,
Different types of anaemias 3
36  cards
Electrical Events of the Cardiac Cycle
Sino atrial node 1,
Atrio ventricular cells 2,
How does an action potential trav...
24  cards
Electrocardiogram Principles
Role of an ecg 1,
What does an ecg provide informat...,
Why doesn t an ecg show atrial re...
14  cards
Electrocardiogram
Cardiac cycle 1,
Placement of positive electrode i...,
1st wave in classical ecg recordi...
8  cards
Haemostasis & Coagulation
Haemostasis 1,
Is coagulation related to the pla...,
Intrinsic pathway of clotting 3
34  cards
Antithrombotic Drugs
How are anticoagulants given the ...,
What is the name role of a predom...,
Mechanism of warfarin 3
25  cards
Introduction to the Heart and Pericardium
Where is the phrenic nerve attach...,
Where is the oblique pericardial ...,
Where is the transverse pericardi...
15  cards
Events of the Cardiac Cycle
General functions of the cardiova...,
Events of the cardiac cycle 2,
Describe blood flow along the hea...
20  cards
Cardiac Function
How to calculate cardiac output a...,
Cardiac output stroke volume hear...,
Effect of sympathetic nervous sys...
20  cards
Stroke
Definition of stroke 1,
Predominant type of stroke 2,
Transient ischaemic attack 3
19  cards
Development of Cardiovascular System
Stages of embryonic heart develop...,
Describe the regions found anteri...,
Dorsal mesocardium 3
36  cards
Introduction to Radiology & Imaging
Term for categorisation of the me...,
Fluoroscopy 2,
Nuclear medicine modality 3
5  cards
Cardiovascular Therapeutics
Ihd 1,
Greatest risk factor for chronic ...,
Risk factors for developing heart...
35  cards
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Blood volume regulation 1,
How long does bp regulation by ki...,
Functions of the kidney 3
19  cards
Cardiac Failure
Types of heart failure 1,
Causes of heart failure 2,
Risk factors of cardiac failure 3
19  cards
Atheroma and Complications
Arteriolosclerosis 1,
Atherosclerosis vs arterioscleros...,
Most common causes of arterioscle...
16  cards
Heart Failure Pharmacology
Goal of chf pharmacology 1,
Most relevant drugs in chf manage...,
Example of an ace inhibitor 3
23  cards
Introduction to the Mediastinum Anatomy
Where does the vagus nerve meet t...,
What does the vagus nerve become 2,
What is a landmark used to spot t...
12  cards
Thrombosis and Embolism
Thrombosis 1,
Thrombus main constituents 2,
When can thrombosis be physiologi...
31  cards
Systems Pathology: Heart Failure
Heart failure 1,
Clinical manifestations of heart ...,
Compare acute and chronic heart f...
22  cards
Haemodynamics
Haemodynamics 1,
Why do they standard principles o...,
Formula for flow of blood 3
29  cards
Peripheral Resistance
Most important factor in determin...,
Factors affecting blood vessel ra...,
Formula for distending pressure 3
20  cards
Regional Circulation
Discuss the effect of pressure on...,
Neural control of blood in the br...,
Importance of hormones in blood f...
42  cards
BP Control
Pulse pressure 1,
How to calculate mean arterial pr...,
Factors affecting systolic bp 3
17  cards
Microcirculation
How do capillaries modify the blo...,
Processes allowing transfer mater...,
Factors affecting quantity of sub...
19  cards
Hypertension
Primary essential hypertension 1,
Causes of primary essential hyper...,
Causes of secondary hypertension 3
28  cards
Pharmacogenetics
Reasons why patients might respon...,
Polymorphisms 2,
Activation and deactivation drugs 3
9  cards

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