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 Biology of Disease

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    The Nature and Investigation of Diseases


    1. Nature and Investigation of Diseases
    2. Characteristic Features of Diseases
    3. Classification of Diseases
    4. Epidemiology of Disease
    5. Investigating Diseases
    6. Types of Pathology Laboratories
    7. Role of Hospital Laboratory Tests
    8. Hospital Laboratory Tests
    9. Evaluation of Laboratory Tests
    10. Reference Ranges of Diseases
    11. Quality of Test Results and Clinical Auditing

    Pathogens and Virulence


    1. Pathogens and Virulence: Introduction
    2. Types of Pathogens
    3. Virulence Factors: Defensive, Offensive
    4. Course of Infection

    Infectious Diseases and Treatments


    1. Infectious Diseases and Treatments: Introduction
    2. Infections of the Skin
    3. Infections of the Eyes, Ears and Central Nervous System
    4. Infections of the Respiratory System
    5. Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract
    6. Infections of the Urogenital System
    7. Sepsis and Systemic Infections
    8. Investigating Infectious Diseases
    9. Preventing Infectious Diseases
    10. Controlling the Spread of Pathogens
    11. Treatment of Infectious Diseases
    12. Antiviral Drugs - Treatment of Infectious Diseases
    13. Antibacterial Drugs - Treatment of Infectious Diseases
    14. Antifungal, Antiprotozoal and Antihelminthic Drugs - Treatment of Infectious Diseases
    15. Combination Therapy - Treatment of Infectious Diseases
    16. Surgery - Treatment of Infectious Diseases

    The Immune System


    1. Types of Immune Defense
    2. Nonspecific Defenses
    3. Specific Immune Responses
    4. Small Lymphocytes
    5. Production of a Specific Immune Response

    Disorders of the Immune System


    1. Disorders of the Immune System: Introduction
    2. Immunodeficiency Diseases
    3. Primary Immunodeficiency Disease
    4. Combined T and B deficiencies - Primary Immunodeficiency Disease
    5. Antibody deficiencies - Primary Immunodeficiency Disease
    6. The DiGeorge anomaly and the Wiskott Aldridge syndrome - Primary Immunodeficiency Disease
    7. The Chediak Higashi syndrome - Primary Immunodeficiency Disease
    8. Phagocytic defects - Primary Immunodeficiency Disease
    9. Complement deficiencies - Primary Immunodeficiency Disease
    10. Autoimmune Disorders
    11. Classification of Autoimmune Disorders
    12. Autoimmune Disorders Affecting Endocrine Glands
    13. Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease
    14. Myasthenia Gravis - Autoimmune Disorders
    15. Rheumatoid Arthritis - Autoimmune Disorders
    16. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Autoimmune Disorders
    17. Immunological Hypersensitivity
    18. Type I Immunological Hypersensitivity
    19. Type II Immunological Hypersensitivity
    20. Type III Immunological Hypersensitivity
    21. Type IV Delayed Type Immunological Hypersensitivity

    Transfusion and Transplantation


    1. Transfusion and Transplantation: Introduction
    2. Blood and Blood Products for Transfusion
    3. The Discovery of the Blood Group Systems
    4. The ABO Blood Group System (ISBT 001)
    5. The Rh Blood Group System (ISBT 004)
    6. Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
    7. Other Blood Group Systems
    8. Laboratory Determination of Blood Groups
    9. Role of Complement in Transfusion Reactions
    10. Hazards of Transfusion
    11. Screening of Blood Donors
    12. Transplantation of Solid Tissues and Organs
    13. HLA System and Typing
    14. Immunosuppression
    15. Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

    Disorders of the Endocrine System


    1. Disorders of the Endocrine System
    2. Hormone Production
    3. Mechanisms of Hormonal Action
    4. Causes of Endocrine Disorders
    5. Pituitary Gland
    6. Disorders of Pituitary Function
    7. Growth Hormone Disorders
    8. Diagnosis and Treatment of Growth Hormone Disorders
    9. Thyroid Hormone Disorders
    10. Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Disorders
    11. Regulation of Blood Glucose
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    13. Diagnosis and treatment of diabetes mellitus
    14. Hypoglycemia - Regulation of Blood Glucose
    15. Diagnosis and treatment of hypoglycemia
    16. Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex
    17. Addison�s Disease - Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex
    18. Diagnosis and treatment of Addison�s disease
    19. Cushing�s Syndrome - Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex
    20. Diagnosis and treatment of Cushing�s syndrome
    21. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Diagnosis and treatment - Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex
    22. Conn�s Syndrome: Diagnosis and treatment
    23. Reproductive Hormones
    24. Disorders of Sex Hormones

    Disorders of Water Electrolytes and Urate Balances


    1. Disorders of Water, Electrolytes and Urate Balances
    2. Kidneys
    3. Renal Function Tests
    4. Renal Failure: Acute and Chronic renal failure
    5. Disorders of Water Homeostasis
    6. Disorders of Na+ Homeostasis
    7. Disorders of K+ Homeostasis
    8. Disorders of Ca2+ Homeostasis
    9. Disorders of Phosphate Homeostasis
    10. Disorders of Mg2+ Homeostasis
    11. Disorders of Urate Metabolism

    Disorders of Acid Base Balance


    1. Disorders of Acid Base Balance
    2. The Production and Transport of Carbon Dioxide
    3. Buffering and the Excretion of H+
    4. Types of Acid�Base Disorders
    5. Metabolic Acid Base Disorders
    6. Respiratory Acid Base Disorders
    7. Mixed Acid Base Disorders
    8. Investigating Acid Base Disorders

    Diet and Disease


    1. Diet and Disease: Introduction
    2. Diet and Nutrition
    3. Nutrients and Energy - Diet and Nutrition
    4. Carbohydrates - Diet and Nutrition
    5. Lipids and fatty acids - Diet and Nutrition
    6. Proteins - Diet and Nutrition
    7. Water - Diet and Nutrition
    8. Vitamins - Diet and Nutrition
    9. Minerals and Trace Elements - Diet and Nutrition
    10. Protein Energy Malnutrition - Nutritional Disorders
    11. Obesity - Nutritional Disorders
    12. Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa - Nutritional Disorders
    13. Hypovitaminoses and Hypervitaminoses - Disorders of Vitamin Nutrition
    14. Nutritional Disorders of Minerals and Trace Elements
    15. Investigating Nutritional Disorders
    16. Protein-Energy Malnutrition - Investigating Nutritional Disorders
    17. Obesity, Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa - Investigating Nutritional Disorders
    18. Vitamins - Investigating Nutritional Disorders
    19. Minerals and Trace Elements - Investigating Nutritional Disorders
    20. General Management of Nutritional Disorders

    Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract Pancreas Liver and Gall Bladder


    1. Gastrointestinal Tract and its Accessory Organs
    2. Digestion: Mouth, Stomach, Small Intestine
    3. Absorption of the Products of Digestion
    4. Activities of the Large Intestine
    5. Small Intestine and Homeostasis
    6. Hormonal Control of GIT Secretions
    7. Disorders of the Exocrine Pancreas
    8. Disorders of the Liver, Gall Bladder and Bile Duct
    9. Disorders of the Stomach
    10. Disorders of the Small Intestine
    11. Disorders of the Large Intestine

    Toxicology


    1. Toxicology
    2. Drug Action, Metabolism, Distribution and Excretion
    3. Physiological Detoxification Mechanisms
    4. Symptomatic Poisoning
    5. Paracetamol - Toxicology Poisons
    6. Aspirin - Toxicology Poisons
    7. Ethanol - Toxicology Poisons
    8. Methanol - Toxicology Poisons
    9. Ethylene Glycol - Toxicology Poisons
    10. Barbiturates - Toxicology Poisons
    11. Carbon Monoxide - Toxicology Poisons
    12. Paraquat - Toxicology Poisons
    13. Metals - Toxicology Poisons

    Disorders of the Blood


    1. Disorders of the Blood
    2. Blood Cells and Platelets
    3. Hemoglobins
    4. Hemostasis and Blood Clotting
    5. Anemias: Microcytic and Macrocytic Anemia
    6. Microcytic Anemias
    7. Macrocytic Anemia
    8. Hemoglobinopathies
    9. Sickle Cell Anemia - Hemoglobinopathies
    10. Thalassemias - Hemoglobinopathies
    11. Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency (G6PD) Favism
    12. Clinical Aspects of Clotting
    13. Thrombocytopenia and Thrombocytosis

    Disorders of the Cardiovascular System


    1. Disorders of the Cardiovascular System: Introduction
    2. Heart and Circulatory Systems
    3. Blood Vessels
    4. Blood Pressure
    5. Investigating Cardiac Function in Health and Disease
    6. Electrocardiogram (ECG) - Investigating Cardiac Function in Health and Disease
    7. Endocarditis
    8. Abnormal Heart Rhythms
    9. Cardic Failure: Investigation, Treatment, Chronic and Acute Heart Failure
    10. Ischemic Heart Disease
    11. Cardiomyopathies
    12. Heart Valve Disorders
    13. Heart Tumors
    14. Atherosclerosis or Arteriosclerosis
    15. Angina - Atherosclerosis or Arteriosclerosis
    16. Cholesterol and Lipoproteins
    17. Myocardial Infarction
    18. Pericardial Diseases
    19. Disorders of Arteries and Veins
    20. Clinical Problems Associated with Blood Pressure

    Genetic Diseases


    1. Genetic Diseases
    2. Genetics and DNA
    3. DNA Replication and the Cell Cycle
    4. Genotype and Phenotype
    5. Inheritance and Mutations
    6. Sex linked Genetic Diseases
    7. Inherited Gene Disorders
    8. Consequences of an Enzyme Deficiency
    9. National Screening Programs for Inherited Diseases
    10. Chromosomes and the Human Karyotype
    11. Fragile Sites - Chromosomes and the Human Karyotype
    12. Chromosomal Mutations or Aberrations
    13. Aneuploidy - Variations in Chromosome Numbers
    14. Euploidy - Variations in Chromosome Numbers
    15. Detecting, Diagnosing and Screening Human Genetics Diseases

    Membrane Organelle and Cytoskeletal Disorders


    1. Nucleus and Nucleocytoplasmic Transport
    2. Plasma Membrane Disorders
    3. Cystic Fibrosis: Diagnosis and treatment - Plasma Membrane Disorders
    4. Mitochondrial Disorders: Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment
    5. Causes of Mitochondrial Disorders
    6. Diagnosis and Treatment of Mitochondrial Disorders
    7. Peroxisomal Disorders
    8. Diagnosis and Treatment of Peroxisomal Disorders
    9. Lysosomal Disorders
    10. Diagnosis and Treatment of Lysosomal Storage Disorders
    11. Cytoskeletal Disorders
    12. Muscular Dystrophies: Diagnosis and treatment
    13. Hereditary Elliptocytosis and Spherocytosis: Diagnosis and treatment

    Cancer


    1. Cancer
    2. Classification of Cancer Types
    3. Epidemiology of Cancer
    4. Molecular Biology of Cancer
    5. Causes of Cancer
    6. Clinical Tests for Cancer - General Diagnosis of Cancer
    7. General Treatment of Cancer
    8. Chemotherapy - General Treatment of Cancer
    9. Radiation Therapy - General Treatment of Cancer
    10. Immunotherapy - General Treatment of Cancer
    11. Lung Cancer: Classification, Treatment, Signs, symptoms, diagnosis and staging
    12. Breast Cancer: Treatment, Signs, symptoms, diagnosis and staging
    13. Prostate Cancer: Treatment, Signs, symptoms and staging
    14. Colorectal Cancer: Treatment, Signs, symptoms, diagnosis and staging
    15. Leukemias: Chronic myelogenous, Acute myeloid, Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

    Aging and Disease


    1. Aging and Disease
    2. Aging of Cells, Tissues, Organs and Systems
    3. Causes of Aging: Wear and Tear, Genome Based Theories
    4. Age Related Diseases
    5. Calorie Restriction and Aging
    6. Investigations and Management of the Elderly



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