Table 2.

Physiology and pathophysiology topics ranked as high priority (≥4) by academics (ranking: 1 = lowest priority to 5 = highest priority)

Topic	Mean/SD	Range
Normal physiology and pathophysiology of:
Cardiovascular system
Blood composition and haemostasis	4.00 ± 0.00	2-4
Myocardial ischaemia and infarction	4.00 ± 0.00	4-4
Respiratory system
Gas exchange	4.00 ± 0.00	4-4
Renal system
Body fluids and water balance	4.00 ± 0.00	4-4
Electrolytes	4.00 ± 0.00	4-4
Urine production and excretion	4.00 ± 0.00	4-4
Genetics
Cell differentiation, proliferation with particular reference to genetic control and malignancy	4.47 ± 0.70	2-4