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Hormones
What is a hormone,
What do hormones do,
Hormone secreting glands
37
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Diabetes Mellitus
Peak age for type 1,
Peak age for type 2,
Peak age monogenic
9
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
How is it diagnosed,
Who gets it,
Pathophysiology
22
cards
Type 2 Diabetes Drugs
Which drug is first line,
How does metformin work,
How is metformin taken up
45
cards
Obesity prevention
Obesity,
Bmi,
Waist circumference
11
cards
Nutrition and Diabetes
Who do you refer to dietetics,
Type 1 management,
Type 2 and gestational management
10
cards
MODY
What does it stand for,
What helps exclude t1dm,
What is it
12
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Hypoglycaemia
What are the usual causes,
Ways to reduce risk,
How is it managed
5
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Primary Care DM management
Core clinical problems,
Who should be screened in primary...,
What presentation should diabetes...
6
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Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
How is type 1 diabetes excluded,
What is gad,
What is c peptide
36
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chronic complications of diabetes
Macrovascular,
Microvascular specific to diabete...,
Other complications of diabetes
6
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Neuropathy
What are the types of neuropathy,
Risk factors,
What is peripheral neuropathy
21
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Nephropathy
What is diabetic nephropathy,
What is the most common cause of ...,
What are the consequences of diab...
17
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Retinopathy
What eye pathologies are common i...,
What are the different stages of ...,
How is retinopathy graded
11
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis
What is it,
What causes the relatively high m...,
Pathogenesis
10
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Hyperglycaemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
What is it,
What are the biochemical results ...,
Who gets it
6
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Alcohol ketoacidosis
What is it,
How does it present,
What are the biochemical results
4
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Lactic Acidosis
What is it,
What is type a,
What is type b
7
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Addison's Disease
What are examples of primary insu...,
Examples of secondary and tertiar...,
What is addisons disease
17
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Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency
What causes secondary adrenal ins...,
Most common cause of secondary ad...,
Presentation of secondary adrenal...
5
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Primary Aldosteronism
What is pa,
What is pa the commonest secondar...,
Epidemiology of pa causes
12
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
What is cah,
What is the most common congenita...,
What is classic cah and when is i...
11
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Adrenocortical Hyperplasia
What is adrenocortical hyperplasia,
Pathogenesis of congenital adreno...,
What does increased androgen prod...
7
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Adrenocortical Tumours
Different types of adrenocortical...,
Definite malignancy criteria betw...,
Who gets adrenocortical tumours
10
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Primary & secondary Hyperaldosteronism
What is another term for primary ...,
What are 60 of primary aldosteron...,
What happens in secondary hyperal...
4
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Hypercortisolism
What is another term for hypercor...,
What cause does exogenous hyperco...,
Types of acth dependant hypercort...
4
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Adrenocortical Hypofunction
What is secondary adrenocortical ...,
Cause of acute adrenocortical hyp...,
Another name for chronic adrenoco...
6
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Neuroblastoma
What is a neuroblastoma,
What age range is neuroblastoma u...,
40 of neuroblastomas occur where
4
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Phaeochromocytoma
What is a pheochromocytoma,
Why is phaeochromocytoma called t...,
Presentation of phaeochromocytoma
13
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Cushing's Syndrome
What is cushings syndrome,
What gender and age range is cush...,
What is the most common cause of ...
20
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Hypercalcaemia
What is hypercalcaemia,
Causes of hypercalcaemia,
How does hypercalcaemia generally...
15
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Hyperparathyroidism
What is primary hyperparathyroidism,
What is secondary hyperparathyroi...,
What is tertiary hyperparathyroidism
9
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Hypocalcaemia
What is it,
What causes it,
How does it present
4
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Hypoparathroidism
What causes it,
What is the long term management
2
cards
Hypomagnesaemia
What causes it,
What causes hypomagnesaemia
2
cards
Pseudohypoparathyroidism
What is it,
How does it present
2
cards
Vitamin D deficiency
What causes it,
What are the consequences,
How is it managed
3
cards
Osteoporosis
What is it,
Who gets it,
What medication can increase oste...
16
cards
Paget's Disease
What is it,
Who gets it,
What bones does it affect
6
cards
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
What is it,
How does it present,
How is it managed
3
cards
Pituitary Adenoma
What is it,
How are they classified,
How does it present
5
cards
Pituitary Hypofunction
What is it,
What causes it,
How does it present
3
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craniopharyngioma
What is it,
How does it present
2
cards
Thyroiditis
What can it cause,
What is it,
What are some other causes of inf...
7
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Thyrotoxicosis
What is it,
What causes it
2
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Hyperthyroidism
What is it,
Definition of thyrotoxicosis,
Definition of hyperthyroidism
12
cards
Grave's disease
What is it,
Anti tsh receptor antibodies,
Who gets it
8
cards
Hypothyroidism
What is it,
What is the difference between pr...,
What is myxoedema
16
cards
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
What is it,
Who gets it,
How does it present
3
cards
Goitres
What is a goitre,
What causes a diffuse goitre,
How do diffuse goitres present
7
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Thyroid neoplasms
Types of neoplasms,
What is an adenoma,
What can it be hard to distinguis...
5
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Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroid
What of thyroid carcinomas are pa...,
What is it,
Where does it spread
8
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Follicular Carcinoma of Thyroid
What is it,
What of thyroid carcinomas are fo...,
How are they classified
7
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Medullary Carcinoma of the Thyroid
What is it,
What of thyroid carcinomas,
Who gets it
5
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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN1)
What is it,
Where do tumours form,
Prognosis
5
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MEN2A - Sipple Syndrome
What is it,
What is a phaeochromocytoma
2
cards
MEN 2B
What is it,
Phaeochromocytoma
2
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Anaplastic Carcinoma
What is it,
Who gets it,
What is the development
3
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Solitary Thyroid nodules
What are they,
How do you know if the lump in th...,
What are the important history ex...
7
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Thyroid Lymphoma
What is it,
Who gets it,
How is it diagnosed
4
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Multinodular Goitre
What do you do if you find one,
What are the investigation findings,
How is it managed
4
cards
Von-Hippel-Lindau (VHL)
What is it,
Who gets it,
Pathogenesis
4
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Neurofibromatosis type 1
How does it present
1
cards
McCune-Albright Syndrome
What is it,
How does it present,
What is its genetic makeup
3
cards
Non-functioning Pituitary Adenoma
What is it,
What are the potential presentations,
How is it managed
3
cards
Prolactinoma
What is it,
What causes raised prolactin,
How does it present in females
6
cards
Acromegaly
What is it,
How does it present,
How is diagnosed
7
cards
Panhypopituitarism
What is it,
What does hypofunction of the ant...,
What does hypofunction of the pos...
7
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Cranial Diabetes Insipidus
What causes it,
How is it diagnosed,
How is it treated
3
cards
Physiology of Hormones in pregnancy
When is there a peak in luteinizi...,
What are the 3 phases of the mens...,
What is produced on implantation
11
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Diabetes in pregnancy
How should a type 1 or 2 diabetes...,
What should be monitored througho...,
Blood sugar targets for mothers w...
9
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Thyroid Disease and pregnancy
What affect do hyper hypo thyroid...,
What is maternal thyroxine for,
What is the demand on the thyroid...
11
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Anovulatory Infertility
Physiological reasons for anovula...,
Pathological reasons for anovulation,
What is anorexia nervosa
23
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Male infertility
Pre testicular causes,
Testicular causes,
Post testicular causes
7
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Hypothalamic pituitary failure
What is it,
What causes it,
How is it managed
4
cards
Hypothalamic Pituitary Dysfunction
What is it,
What are the hormonal indications...,
How is pcos managed
14
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Ovarian Failure
What is it,
What is premature ovarian failure,
How is premature ovarian failure ...
6
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Management of Infertility
What lifestyle advice should be g...,
What is the effect of overweight ...,
What is the effect that being ove...
17
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Male Hypogonadism
How does the male hpg axis work,
What do testicles produce,
What is testosterone production
23
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