gastrointestinal system

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Decks in this class (29)

1. Layout and regional specialisations of alimentary system
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28  cards
2. Motility processes at each stage of the alimentary system
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12  cards
3. Secretory processes control systems which regulate motility secretion and secretion
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26  cards
4. Digestion of foodstuffs and absorption of nutrients
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5  cards
5. Regulation of gastric secretions
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3  cards
6. Pathophysiology of peptic ulcer disease and role of H. Pylori. Causes/risk factors.
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18  cards
7. Pharmacological basis of treatment of peptic ulcer and H. Pylori
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10  cards
8. Epidemiology of peptic ulcer disease
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8  cards
9. Normal liver functions
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6  cards
10. Structure of liver (broad anatomy & histology)
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18  cards
11. Liver vasculature, parenchyma, and biliary system and normal connective tissue
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9  cards
12. Contents of bile, how it's produced & secreted. How jaundice may arise.
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6  cards
13, 14. LFTs, what LFT abnormalities mean, patterns of abnormal LFTs in jaundice of different causes
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9  cards
15-18. Cirrhosis, pathogenesis, causes, complications. Effects of liver failure.
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10  cards
19. Role of the liver in carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism
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10  cards
43. Histological features of the oesophagus and stomach and relation to organ function
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9  cards
36. Discuss the various methods available to diagnose helicobacter pylori infection
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5  cards
38. Drug treatment and mechanisms of action for GORD/peptic ulcers(?)
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16  cards
44. Outline the arterial and venous blood supply of the oesophagus and stomach and their lymphatic drainage
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11  cards
Biochemistry of bile pigments and transformation
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7  cards
Bile salts and their function in lipid digestion
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9  cards
Mechanisms by which bile secretion from the gallbladder is controlled
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4  cards
49. Jaundice, distinct effects on bilirubin metabolism within each group to form diagnosis
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26  cards
50-53. Structure and functions of enteric nervous system. Normal movements of GI system. Control of GI functions. Common disorders of gut motility and their causes.
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74  cards
82-85. Iron metabolism
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35  cards
86-88. Viral hepatitis
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39  cards
89-92. Coeliac disease
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38  cards
93-95. Infectious diarrhoea
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34  cards
117-128. Fluid and electrolyte balance
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5  cards

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