Conditions & Pathophysiology
Explore conditions affecting the cells, blood & immunity system and understand what changes from normal function.
Follow a possible HIV presentation from testing and the viral replication cycle to CD4 count, viral load, antiretroviral therapy, U=U, PrEP and PEP in UK practice.
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Measles became uncommon across the UK because vaccination made sustained transmission increasingly difficult. This teaching blog follows what the virus does in the body, explains what...
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A student-friendly UK nursing guide to sickle cell disease: HbS polymerisation, haemolysis, vaso-occlusion, painful crisis, acute chest syndrome and what to recognise on placement.
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How blood pigments break down as a bruise heals, why colours look different across skin tones and when bruising needs assessment.
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A student nurse guide to tonsillitis, including pathophysiology, clinical assessment, FeverPAIN and Centor scoring, treatment, complications and red flags in UK practice.
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