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Content hub (Year 2)

This should serve as a point to access different subjects and give a bit on what they are.

Blood

This the study of blood, and cells which reside within. Often joins up with Genetics for a number of topics. This is heavy in the start and the end of first semester but in less so in second semester.

Themes:

  1. Components of blood
    1. Blood screen
    2. Leukocytes (this is covered in cells in the blood)
  2. Haemostasis & coagulation
    1. Platelet mediated haemostasis
    2. Coagulation cascade
  3. Diseases of the blood
    1. Anaemia
    2. Thrombosis (not a disease but is a pathological extension of haemostasis&thrombosis)
    3. Prolonged bleeding (Bleeding disorders) (Incl vW disease)
    4. Haemoglobinopathies (Thalassaemia, Sickle Cell)
    5. Alpha-1-Antitrypsin deficiency?

Cancer

Study of cancer aspects and connects up with other subjects quite a bit. Leads into lung and colorectal cancer. Occurs a few times in mid second semester. We don’t have many lectures for cancer. It is also later in the year compared to the other subjects.

The main themes are

Integrated cases

This module is like pathology, it follows the disease of the fortnight, and so it is more of an everything module. It does introduce a large amount of content through IDL which is commonly assessed.

Cases

Clinical pharmacology

Clinical pharmacology gives us knowledge about drugs that can help us treat conditions we cover in block and vertical modules.

This is an important subject because drugs are a pillar of medicine

Clinical skills

This is all about your physical and communicative skills that you would express in a clinical environment. Is quite physical and requires problem solving, application of content and understand of the presentations of disease.

Themes

Cardiovascular System

Block module covering the cardiovascular system, and related diseases.

Themes:

EPE

Genetics

This is a subject about genetics and therapies for genetic and other diseases. lots of abstract in depth understanding needed. flashcard the terms but an understanding of the actually molecular mechanics is useful.

Themes:

Gastrointestinal system

Block module covering the Gastrointestinal system, and related diseases.

Themes:

  • Anatomy
    • Oral cavity
    • Pharynx and oesophagus
    • Peritoneum, oesophagus, and stomach
    • Small and large intestine
    • Liver and pancreas
    • Neurovasc supply and spleen
  • Physiology
    • Motility
    • Secretion
    • Absorption
    • Pancreatic biliary function
    • Splanchnic and hepatic circulation
  • Histology
  • Radiology
  • Module cases:
    • Peptic ulcer
    • Diarrhoea

Infection and immunity

This is all about infectious disease, testing, your immune system and there is a significant amount of lab work

The themes covered in this subject are:

  • Immunology
    • intro to your immune system
    • and immunity in meningitits
    • allergy
    • immunodiagnostics
    • Immune compromised host
    • Immunology of certain infections
      • immunity in meningitis
      • microbial virulence
      • biofilm formation and CF
      • Immunology of HIV
  • Specific infections / specific pathogens associated
    • Pyogenic infections
    • bones and joints
    • meningitis
    • infective endocarditis
    • viral resp pathogens
    • lower resp pathogens
    • tuberculosis
    • Hepatitis
    • GI tract flora
    • Infection and diarrhoea
  • Antimicrobials
    • Antibiotics
    • antivirals
    • antifungals
    • antibiotic resistance
  • And lab content
    • tests and such

Musculoskeletal

By far the most anatomy heavy block module and the biggest block module. You will need flashcards. This is the last real time we go heavily into the msk system apparently

Anatomy:

  • Lower Limb
    • Bones and joints
    • Muscles
    • Nerves and vessels
  • Back and vertebral column bones and muscles
  • Spinal cord and autonomic nervous system
  • Upper Limb
    • Bones and joints
    • Axilla shoulder muscles and brachial plexus
    • Arm and forearm muscles
    • Anatomy of the hand
    • Blood supply to the UL
    • Nerves and nerve lesions of the UL Histology
  • Cartilage Histology
  • Bone Histology
  • Skeletal Histology
  • Nerve Histology Physiology
  • Nervous physiology
  • Skeletal muscle physiology
  • Muscle performance Radiology
  • Imaging of lower limb
  • Imaging of vertebral column
  • Imaging of upper limb

Pathology

Pathology is constant and fortnightly for the most part. We cover a specific condition in depth which aligns most with weekly themes and block module content. We also see some other lectures on general principle of injury, inflammation, healing and hypersensetivity.

Themes:

Public Health

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Psychological medicine

Block module whichis different from the others, You learn about medical psychology, Mental illness and Typical aging. It is flashcardable but i think lived experience is the beat teacher

Themes:

Respiratory

Block module. Mostly physiology and disease, but anatomy is still important.

Themes: Anatomy

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