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Approach to evaluation of respiratory symptoms. Pneumonias (Pneumococcal, Staphylococcal, H. influenzea), tuberculosis. Airway disease (asthma, alveolitis). Some common complications of chest diseases such as pleural effusion emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, pleurisy.

Drugs acting on the respiratory system. Asthma and anti-asthmatics. Pathophysiology. Types (chronic asthma, status asthmaticus), classes of anti-asthmatics (B2-adrenergic agonists, methylxanthines, muscarinic receptor antagonists, adrenal corticosteroids, cromolyn, leukotriene modulators, monoclonal antibodies). Basic pharmacology of anti-asthmatic drugs. bronchodilator drugs and anti-inflammatory drugs. Oxygen therapy. Advantages of inhalational therapy in management of asthma. Mechanism of action, adverse effects, contraindications, pharmacokinetics, rapidity of onset of actions, preference of certain drugs in certain situations bronchodilator drugs. Drug-induced pulmonary disorders. Cough. Antitussives. Expectorants. Mucolytics. Respiratory stimulants.

Drugs acting on the respiratory system. Asthma and anti-asthmatics. Pathophysiology. Types (chronic asthma, status asthmaticus), classes of anti-asthmatics (B2-adrenergic agonists, methylxanthines, muscarinic receptor antagonists, adrenal corticosteroids, cromolyn, leukotriene modulators, monoclonal antibodies). Basic pharmacology of anti-asthmatic drugs. bronchodilator drugs and anti-inflammatory drugs. Oxygen therapy. Advantages of inhalational therapy in management of asthma. Mechanism of action, adverse effects, contraindications, pharmacokinetics, rapidity of onset of actions, preference of certain drugs in certain situations bronchodilator drugs. Drug-induced pulmonary disorders. Cough. Antitussives. Expectorants. Mucolytics. Respiratory stimulants.

Physiologic anatomy of respiratory apparatus. Brief review of relevant gas laws. Lung volumes. Mechanics of breathing. Gas diffusion through alveoli, capillary membrane. Pulmonary circulation, ventilation perfusion ratio. O2 and CO2 transport. Control of respiration, hypoxias, O2 treatment, abnormal types of breathing. Altitude and depth acclimatization. Respiratory adjustments in health and disease. Aerospace physiology. Deep sea diving. 193

Physiologic anatomy of respiratory apparatus. Brief review of relevant gas laws. Lung volumes. Mechanics of breathing. Gas diffusion through alveoli, capillary membrane. Pulmonary circulation, ventilation perfusion ratio. O2 and CO2 transport. Control of respiration, hypoxias, O2 treatment, abnormal types of breathing. Altitude and depth acclimatization. Respiratory adjustments in health and disease. Aerospace physiology. Deep sea diving.

The sero-negative arthritides. The sero-positive arthritides. Rheumatoid arthritis, sjogren’s syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, enteropathic arthropathy, osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease). The connective tissue disorders. Systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), mixed connective tissue disease, dermatomyositis/polymyositis, giant cell arteritis, lessons on rehabilitation. Physiological and psychosocial changes in old age, medical and surgical diseases of the elderly. Psychiatric disorders of the elderly. Nutrition in the elderly. Competence and forensic issues in the elderly.

Introduction to dental materials. Basic requirements and general properties of dental materials. Gypsum products. Dental waxes. Dental impression materials. Polymers and polymerisation. Metals used in dentistry. Casting and investment procedures. Denture base materials. Elastomeric impression materials. Dental cements. Cavity liners. Bases and varnishes. Dental amalgam. Bonding. Tooth-coloured filling materials. Root canal sealants. Ceramics.

Measurements of physical properties of dental materials in the dental laboratory. Physical and chemical tests of materials such as knoop’s hardness test. Manipulation of materials used in dentistry, mixing of cements, mixing impression materials.

Endocrinology structure, function and molecular mechanism of action of steroid, thyroid and polypeptide hormones. Xenobiotics and forensic biochemistry. Detoxification mechanisms, metabolism of foreign compounds. Induction of microsomal enzymes and drug resistance. medico-legal, blood, urine and sweat test. Recent development in forensic techniques. Basic concept of aging, metabolic processes and aging, apoptosis, concept, pathways (intrinsic and extrinsic), role of oxidative stress in ageing, biochemical functions of nervous systems, neurotransmitters, biosynthesis and breakdown, diseases affecting the nervous tissues, muscles action. Biochemical and molecular concept, control. Metabolism of drugs and other foreign compounds. Cytochrome P450 and its isozymes microsomal enzymes in drugs metabolism and the toxicological consequences. The structure of biological membrane transport and diseases. Retroviruses, molecular basis and involvement in cancer. AIDS, biochemistry of the viruses, spread, detection, drug treatment and other. Cancer proto- oncogenes and oncogenes. Biochemical features of tropical disease. Gene rearrangement in Burkett’s lymphoma and other disease, genetic regulation of metabolism, the operon concept, induction and repression. Review of current biochemical topics.

Endocrinology structure, function and molecular mechanism of action of steroid, thyroid and polypeptide hormones. Xenobiotics and forensic biochemistry. Detoxification mechanisms, metabolism of foreign compounds. Induction of microsomal enzymes and drug resistance. medico-legal, blood, urine and sweat test. Recent development in forensic techniques. Basic concept of aging, metabolic processes and aging, apoptosis, concept, pathways (intrinsic and extrinsic), role of oxidative stress in ageing, biochemical functions of nervous systems, neurotransmitters, biosynthesis and breakdown, diseases affecting the nervous tissues, muscles action. Biochemical and molecular concept, control. Metabolism of drugs and other foreign compounds. Cytochrome P450 and its isozymes microsomal enzymes in drugs metabolism and the toxicological consequences. The structure of biological membrane transport and diseases. Retroviruses, molecular basis and involvement in cancer. AIDS, biochemistry of the viruses, spread, detection, drug treatment and other. Cancer proto- oncogenes and oncogenes. Biochemical features of tropical disease. Gene rearrangement in Burkett’s lymphoma and other disease, genetic regulation of metabolism, the operon concept, induction and repression. Review of current biochemical topics.