Biomedical science bundle

A summary of the main types of tests used in clinical biochemistry to monitor health, such as glucose, bilirubin, potassium, etc.

Clinical summary of Pneumonia, including demographics, pathology, diagnosis and treatment

A summary of the main types of anti-fungal medicines, the infections they are used for, and the mechanism by which they destroy fungal pathogens

A summary of the epidemiology, pathology, physiology and life cycle of the blood fluke (Schistosoma spp.)

A summary of the clinical importance of presentation of yellow fever, including subjects such as causative agent, transmission, demography, pathology of infection, clinical symptoms and prevention

A summary of the main biochemical components of spider venom, the specific pathways which lead to major damage in the body, and the proteins which are involved

A summary of the clinical importance of presentation of tuberculosis, including subjects such as the causative agent, transmission, pathogen life cycle, pathology of infection, clinical symptoms, laboratory diagnosis and prevention/ treatment

A brief summary of the discipline of immunohistochemistry, and how one can use this technique to analyse an immune response in tissues

Summary of the viruses in the group flaviviridae, which includes yellow fever and tick fevers among others. Distinguishes between different viruses in the group and identifies key diseases which they are responsible for

Summarises the main types of snake venoms, and the venom of the beaded lizard, classified based on mechanisms of action. Includes example species which possess each venom (neurotoxins, cytotoxins, dendrotoxins and others)

Survival analysis of the Ebola outbreak in Africa, as a model of epidemiology for a viral haemorrhagic disease in a rural setting

Summary of the different types of red and white blood cells, including structure, origin, and role in the body (including in the immune response with WBCs)

A summary of the main types of antibiotics used to treat various infections. Includes the mechanism of pathogen destruction from each class of antibiotic, which infections they are most useful against, and levels of resistance from 'superbugs'

A summary of the clinical importance of presentation of yellow fever, including subjects such as causative agent, transmission, demography, pathology of infection, clinical symptoms and prevention