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38 CALCIUM & BONE DISEASE

# 39 CALCIUM & BONE DISEASE Calcium is one of the most tightly regulated ions in the body. The plasma calcium concentration is held within roughly 2.2–2.6 mmol/L because even small deviations disrupt neuromuscular excitability, cardiac contractility and coagulation. The MRCS examiners love this topic because a

25 RENAL TRANSPORT

👩‍⚕️ MRCS Tip: Renal transport is one of the most reliably examined physiology topics in Part A. If you can map each nephron segment to (a) what it absorbs, (b) which transporter does the work, and (c) which diuretic blocks it, you will pick up easy marks every sitting. How the

37 ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCES

👩‍⚕️ Electrolyte questions are exam gold. The Part A examiner does not care that you can recite a textbook — they care that you can spot the ECG, name the cation, choose the first-line fluid and avoid killing the patient with rapid correction. Learn the patterns below cold. Why electrolytes matter