Rhiannonmoody Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

Notes covering the topic of diabetic neuropathy, for a cellular pathology module taught on the third year of a biomedical science degree course. Notes cover; the role and vulnerability of the dorsal root ganglia in diabetic neuropathy, the clinical presentation of diabetic neuropathy, and the pathophysiology of diabetic neuropathy with a focus on the role of the polyol pathway, AGE products and the mitochondria.

Notes covering the whole of a clinical microbiology module taught on the third year of a biomedical science degree course. Topics covered included; urinary tract infections, antibiotic resistance, antimicrobial agents, blood bourne infections, infections in compromised hosts, microorganism toxins, epidemiology, vaccine program efficacy, and tuberculosis.

Transplantation science notes taught in a immunology module on the third year of a biomedical science degree course. These notes cover; hyperacute graft rejection, acute graft rejection, chronic rejection, bone marrow transplantation, graft versus host disease, the importance of MHC and Cross- matching in the context of transplantation. These notes also cover serological and molecular tests for compatibility, including; microcytotoxicity test, mixed lymphocyte culture, restriction fragment lengt...

Over reactions of the immune system, with a focus on hypersensitivity reactions. These notes are taught in an clinical immunology module in the third year of a biomedical science degree. These notes cover; type I, II, III, Iv hypersensitivity reactions, and examples of each.

Notes on the topic of molecular diagnostics, in particular nucleic acid and protein based diagnostic methods, for a cellular pathology module taught on the third year of a biomedical degree course. These notes cover the concept of genomics, transcriptomics, personalized medicine,pharmacogenomics, the human genome, the human proteome, proteomics, the proteome, and biomarkers. These notes cover the methods and applications of the following nucleic acid based diagnostic tests; Maxam-Gilbert method ...

These are notes on tuberculosis taught in a clinical microbiology module in the third year of a biomedical science degree course. The notes cover the pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tuberculosis.

Notes on transfusion science for an immunology module taught on the third year of a biomedical science course. Notes cover the different blood groups, primarily ABO and Rh blood group systems. Laboratory techniques used to type blood are also covered, in particular column systems. the notes discuss adverse effects of transfusions including; haemolytic disease of the newborn, and acute and delayed haemolytic transfusion reactions. The importance of haemovigilance is also covered,

Notes on the topic of immunoassays utilised in experimental immunology. This topic is taught on a clinical immunology module in the third year of a biomedical science degree. The notes discuss the following immunoassays; ELISA, indirect ELISA, sandwich ELISA, competitive ELISA, ELISPOT, immunofluorescence, cytometry, flow cytometry, intracellular cytokine staining, bromodeoxyuridine-based assays, and carboxyfloorescein succinimidyl ester assays.

Notes on the topic of nuclear medicine taught in a cellular pathology module in the third year of a biomedical science degree. The notes cover the nuclear imaging modalities single photon emission computed tomography and positron emission tomography, and discusses the principles behind each method, the clinical applications, and advantages and disadvantages of each modality.