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Biochemistry of Glucose and Insulin
What are the different cell types...,
What is the prehormone form of in...,
Where is preproinsulin formed
63
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Endocrine Systems and Receptors
What are some membrane bound rece...,
How does autocrine regulation occur,
How does paracrine regulation occur
13
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Endocrinology
What are the major endocrine glan...,
What are different types of hormones,
What are different types of hormo...
47
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Anatomy of the Pituitary Gland
What is the function of the endoc...,
What is the diencephalon composed of,
What does the diencephalon form
60
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Anatomy of the Thyroid Gland
What other structures is the thyr...,
What make up the thyroid gland,
Where do the lobes of the thyroid...
45
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What is Diabetes?
What is diabetes,
Why do different types of diabete...,
What is diabetes mellitus
49
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Anti-Diabetic Medications in Type 2 Diabetes
What are the actions of insulin,
What is type 2 diabetes,
What causes type 2 diabetes
73
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Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes
What factors contribute to the de...,
What does insulin resistance cause,
What does early beta cell failure...
33
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Preventing Obesity
Is being overweight or underweigh...,
What are some of the morbidity is...,
What is the effect of severe obes...
26
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MODY
What is the inheritance of mody,
Is mody insulin dependent,
When does mody usually present
14
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Diabetes in Primary Care
How common is undiagnosed diabetes,
How useful is retinopathy as a sc...,
How is the population screened fo...
45
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Nutritional Aspects of Diabetes
What are the aims of lifestyle in...,
What are the first two steps of d...,
How can risk be identified
31
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Diabetes Complications
What are some chronic complicatio...,
What do hyperglycaemia and hyperl...,
What are the different types of n...
50
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Major Endocrine Glands and Classification of Hormones
What is a hormone,
What is the biological response t...,
At what concentration can many ho...
29
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Diabetic Emergencies
What is diabetic ketoacidosis dka,
Who gets dka,
What causes ketoacidosis
46
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Type 1 Diabetes Pathophysiology
What is type 1 diabetes,
What causes type 1 diabetes,
How is type 1 diabetes diagnosed
45
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Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
What are the aims of therapy,
What are the symptoms and effects...,
What are some symptoms and cognit...
68
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Thyroid Pathology
Where does the thyroid gland orig...,
What are some embryological abnor...,
What is the thyroid composed of
97
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Thyroid Anatomy and Physiology
At what vertebral level can the t...,
What is the basic functional unit...,
What are the stages of thyroid ho...
31
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Management of Thyroid Nodules
How common are solitary thyroid n...,
What are examples of benign solit...,
What are examples of malignant so...
33
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Imaging in Endocrinology
What can be used to image the pit...,
Where is the pituitary gland found,
What are some anatomical relation...
37
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Endocrinology and Pregnancy
What are the key events of the ov...,
What produced prolactin lactogen,
When does lh levels peak
37
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Endocrinology and Genetics
What are the typical features of ...,
What are the typical features of ...,
What are the indicators of a poss...
33
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Observational Studies
Why are observational studies done,
What is the difference between ca...,
What is the selection bias in cas...
32
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Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
What is a primary thyroid disease,
What is a secondary thyroid disease,
What is the other name for thyroi...
66
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Thyroid Cancer
What are the different histologic...,
What does differentiated thyroid ...,
What is the link between differen...
53
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Hypothalamic Pituitary Axis Physiology
What are the precursors of cortisol,
What are the precursors of thyroxine,
What are the precursors of testos...
19
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Pituitary I
What size are microadenomas and m...,
What can a non functioning pituit...,
How are non functioning pituitary...
25
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Pituitary II
What causes cushings syndrome,
What do the excess mineralocortic...,
What does the altered lipid and c...
26
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Pathology of Pituitary and Adrenal Glands
What are some features of the ant...,
What are some features of the pos...,
What is the appearance of the ant...
76
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Aspects of Obesity
What is obesity due to,
What is the thrifty genotype,
What is the variant of the fto ge...
19
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Disorders of Bone Health
What is osteoporosis,
What occurs due to osteoporosis,
What is the natural deterioration...
60
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Ethics of Consent
What is needed to take proper con...,
What patient groups must you alwa...,
Should you assume an adult patien...
18
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Adrenal Physiology and Disorders
How much do the adrenal glands we...,
Where are corticosteroids synthes...,
What regulates cortisol and andro...
77
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Disorders of Calcium Homeostasis
What occurs in calcium metabolism,
Where is calcitriol transported to,
What do the responses of the smal...
49
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Sodium and Water Balance
What kind of organs are the key o...,
What does adh control,
What does having less adh cause
24
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Reproductive Physiology
What are the key reproductive hor...,
What are the two gonadotropic hor...,
What is the function of fsh
59
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Assessment of Infertility
How common is infertility,
How much of the population requir...,
What are some factors linked with...
46
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Mangement of Infertility
What lifestyle advice is given to...,
How does being overweight impact ...,
How does being overweight impact ...
26
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Ovulation Disorders
How long do regular menstrual cyc...,
What is day one of the menstrual ...,
What are the phases of the menstr...
72
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Male Hypogonadism
What does kisspeptin do,
What is the function of gnrh,
What stimulates the gonads to pro...
49
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Human Factors in Chronic Disease and Management
What is the aim of diabetes attit...,
What is the relevance of psycholo...,
What should health practitioners ...
33
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