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Session 1: Alcohol Metabolism and Oxidative Stress
• Describe how alcohol is metabolised and explain how alcohol can cause liver damage.
• Explain the mechanism of action of Disulfiram
• Describe the production of superoxide radicals
• Discuss other reactive oxygen (ROS) and reactive nitrogen (RNS) species.
• Outline defences against reactive oxygen species
• Explain the role of oxidative stress in disease state examples
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Session 1: Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism
Explain nitrogen balance and protein turnover
Describe how amino acids are catabolised
Explain defects in amino acid metabolism
Define the terms glycogenic and ketogenic amino acids
Describe how ammonia is metabolised
Explain why creatinine is measured
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Session 2: Energy Storage - Glycogen and Fat
What cells require glucose why,
What is hypoglycaemia,
What are consequences of hypoglyc...
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Session 2: Lipid Transport
Why is it a problem to transport ...,
How is this problem solved,
What is the normal reference rang...
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Session 3: Haemopoeisis, Spleen and Bone Marrow
Where does haemopoiesis take place,
Where does haemopoiesis take plac...,
Where does haemopoiesis take plac...
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Session 3: Blood Counts and Films
Give examples of why a full blood...,
What should you do if you get an ...,
How is a full blood count performed
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Session 4: Introduction to Anaemia, B12 and Folate Metaboism and Megaloblastic Anaemia
Define anaemia,
What make the normal range of hae...,
Symptoms of anaemia
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Session 4: Iron Metabolism and Microcytic Anaemias
What are the features of microcyt...,
There are two subgroups of microc...,
Which causes of microcytic anaemi...
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Session 5: Haemolytic Anaemias and Haemoglobinopathies
What is haemolysis,
Haemolysis is divided into two su...,
What is the normal life span of r...
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Session 5: When Haemopoiesis Goes Wrong... In Other Ways
What are myeloproliferative neopl...,
How do mpns occur,
There are four major types of mpn...
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Session 7: Endocrine Pancreas
Where does the endocrine function...,
What are the predominant cells in...,
Ultrastructure of alpha and beta ...
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Session 7: Diabetes mellitus
Definition of diabetes mellitus,
Fill in blank spaces,
Briefly explain the staging of ty...
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Session 8: The HPA Axis and Growth Hormone (NOT DONE)
Briefly explain the hypothalamic ...,
Where can you find the hypothalamus,
Where is the pituitary gland
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Session 8: Pituitary Disorders
Common clinical presentations of ...,
What happens to the hormones of t...,
What is the usual order of loss o...
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Session 9: Adrenal Glands
Location and structure of the adr...,
What are the three zones of the a...,
Each zone produces different some...
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Session 9: Disorders of Adrenocortical Function
What is cushings syndrome,
How can cushings syndrome be subd...,
Give an example of an external ca...
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Session 10: The Thyroid Gland
Location of thyroid gland,
Structure of thyroid gland macro ...,
What is found in the lumen
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Session 10: Thyroid Disorders
Different ways to examine thyroid,
What is lingual thyroid,
Treatment of hypothyroidism
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Session 11: Calcium Metabolism
How much calcium does an adult hu...,
Serum calcium levels,
Free calcium ca2 levels in blood
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Session 11: Metabolic and Endocrine Control During Special Circumstances
Metabolic fuels normally availabl...,
In which parts of the body can fa...,
Metabolic fuels available under s...
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Session 6: Haematology in Systemic Disease
Explain how chronic disease or ch...,
What type of anaemia is anaemia o...,
Primary treatment of anaemia of c...
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Session 6: Introduction to the Endocrine System
There are 6 key features of homeo...,
Example of stimulus,
Example of receptors
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