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Introduction to the Endocrine System Hormones, Receptors and Signalling
Where does endocrine secretion or...,
Endocrine vs exocrine secretion,
How do glands communicate with ot...
43
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Biochemistry of Insulin
What type of hormone is insulin,
Describe the therapeutic window o...,
How can insulin cause death
52
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What is Diabetes?
How is the incidence of each type...,
What are the 2 forms of diabetes,
What is diabetes
27
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Anatomy of the Pituitary Gland
What are the major endocrine glan...,
What is the diencephalon,
What are the components of the br...
40
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Anatomy of the Thyroid
What are the components of the th...,
Where do the lobes of the thyroid...,
What is the isthmus and where is ...
43
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Type 1 Diabetes
What are gad antibodies character...,
Rare presentation of t1dm,
How can t1dm be found incidentally
43
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T2DM pathophysiology
Describe basic pathophysiology of...,
How does insulin resistance progress,
What is the ominous octet
34
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Preventing Obesity - The Role Of Doctors
High risk bmi in caucasian and as...,
Increased risk bmi,
Thresholds for waist circumferenc...
10
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Microvascular Complications of Diabetes
Diabetes is the leading cause of ...,
How does hba1c correlate to risk ...,
How does hba1c correlate to risk ...
46
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Drugs and their Targets In Type 2 Diabetes
What are the 2 broad types of act...,
What do insulin dependant drugs do,
What do insulin independent drugs do
56
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Diabetes in Primary Care
How many people with type 2 diabe...,
When does retinopathy occur in di...,
How is diabetes screened for
22
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Diabetes Emergencies
What is dka,
Which diabetes does dka occur in,
3 consequences of absolute relati...
39
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Aspects of Obesity
How does the body use up energy,
What gene is associated with obes...,
What may be a link between obesit...
23
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MODY and Neonatal Diabetes
How can mody generally be described,
What can cause mody,
Id mody insulin dependant
24
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Type 1 Diabetes Pathophysiology and Clinical Features
Type 1 histology,
Type 2 histology,
Which type has a stronger genetic...
35
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Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
What are the main aims of t1dm th...,
How much insulin is secreted at a...,
As well as basally when else is i...
35
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Modules
Who should be referred to the spe...,
What unrelated illnesses treatmen...,
Who is at increased risk of foot ...
46
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Nutritional Aspects of Diabetes
Which is more effective in preven...,
What advice is given to people at...,
Advice for moderate risk of diabetes
26
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Thyroid Physiology
What does the thyroid gland secrete,
What do the parathyroid glands se...,
What does thyroid hormone do
52
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Pathology of the Thyroid
From what does the thyroid develop,
Name 3 common abnormalities in th...,
What are thyroglossal duct cysts
50
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Treatment of Thyroid Nodules
What divides the anterior and pos...,
Causes of midline neck lumps,
Questions to determine whether mi...
22
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Hypothyroidism/Thyroiditis
Slide 1 5,
Describe the hypothalamic pituita...,
How are thyroid hormones affected...
56
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Endocrinology - Basic Principles
What are the 3 types of hormone,
What type of receptor is the insu...,
What are the 4 types of hormone r...
32
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Endocrinology of Pregnancy
What are the 3 key events in the ...,
What hormone is produced by the ovum,
What happens in the ovum in pregn...
39
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Sodium and Water Balance
What hormone controls water balan...,
What does adh do,
What injury can cause a decrease ...
38
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Pathology of the Pituitary and Adrenal Glands
What is the anterior pituitary al...,
What type of hormones does the an...,
What is the posterior pituitary a...
49
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Pituitary Physiology
How is pituitary involved in thyr...,
How is the thyroid involved in se...,
How is the pituitary involved in ...
8
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Pituitary Tumours - Non functional adenomas
Microadenoma vs macroadenoma,
What are some possible complicati...,
What are some complications of no...
25
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Cushings disease
What causes cushings syndrome,
What general biochemical changes ...,
What does protein loss cause in c...
33
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Steroids Workshop
How do glucocorticoids work,
Gre,
In what 2 ways can glucocorticoid...
12
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Paediatric Aspects of Diabetes
Diagnostic criteria for type 1 di...,
How does dka management differ in...,
What should all children with dia...
30
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Endocrine Genetics
What are monogenic disorders and ...,
What are polygenic disorders and ...,
X linked dominant inheritance
40
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Adrenal Physiology and Disorders
What are the 3 layers of the adre...,
What is secreted by each layer of...,
What is present within the adrena...
67
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Biochemistry and Date handling
Sudden onset polyuria and polydip...,
When does frequent drinking becom...,
Signs that polyuria is abnormal
34
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Imaging in Endocrinology
Where is the pituitary found in t...,
What structures are related to th...,
Imaging findings of bitemporal he...
35
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Disorders of Calcium Homeostasis
What substances are involved in c...,
What stimulates most parathyroid ...,
Bone metabolism
42
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Assessment of Infertility
Name 6 possible factors contribut...,
What are the chances of getting p...,
What is infertility
48
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Reproduction/Sex steroid axis: physiology and Biochemistry
What 2 pituitary hormones are imp...,
What does fsh do,
What does lh do
39
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Formative Quiz
Insulin receptor type,
Growth hormone receptor,
Calcium receptor type
29
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Diabetes Drugs
Mechanism of insulin therapy,
How is insulin administered,
Side effects of insulin
25
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Disorders of Bone Health
Common fracture sites,
What usually causes a colles frac...,
Why does osteoporosis cause a cur...
61
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Ovulation Disorders
What is the normal range of menst...,
What is counted as day 1 of the m...,
How long does bleeding usually la...
47
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Management of Infertility
What is the general lifestyle adv...,
How can an overweight mother affe...,
How much weight loss can have imp...
35
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Ethics
What are the 3 laws of medical et...,
What is autonomy,
What is liberalism
14
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Thyroid Cancer
What is the most common thyroid c...,
Prognosis of papillary cancer,
What is a medullary thyroid carci...
23
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