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T2DM Drugs
Pharmacology
60  cards
Anatomy - Pituitary
Name the 3 mechanisms of cell com...,
Major hormones of the body are pr...,
Name the 7 endocrine glands gland...
20  cards
Biochemistry
What cells make up the pancreatic...,
What does it secrete alpha cells,
What does it secrete beta cells
45  cards
Anatomy - Thyroid
The thyroid gland usually consist...,
The isthmus lies anterior to whic...,
A lump in the thyroid gland will ...
30  cards
Hormones and Receptors
The endocrine system consists of ...,
Hypothalamus releases ___________...,
Name the 4 chemical natures of ho...
35  cards
What is Diabetes?
What is diabetes greek for,
What is mellitus greek for,
What is inulin greek for
50  cards
T1DM
T1dm is associated with what othe...,
1 in 20 people with what have tidm,
20 of all t2dmslowly progressive ...
55  cards
T2DM
Name the 2 things that contribute...,
Insulin resistance compensatory _...,
Compensatory beta cell hyperplasi...
30  cards
MODY
Mody is autosomal dominant recessive,
Mody is insulin non insulin depen...,
Mody age of onset is before what
20  cards
Diabetic Emergencies
Dka is more common in t_dm,
Absolute or relative insulin defi...,
Biochemical diagnosis of dka keto...
35  cards
Microvascular Complications
Name the 2 branched of complicati...,
Name the 2 macrovascular complica...,
Name the 3 microvascular complica...
40  cards
Obesity
Obesity results in _______ resist...,
Name the important thing secreted...,
Name the 4 steps to obesity manag...
15  cards
Physiology - Thyroid
Thyroid gland tissue secretes what,
The 4 parathyroid glands secrete ...,
The thyroid is situated between t...
45  cards
Pathology - Thyroid
Hypothalamus secretes what which ...,
Hyper or hypofunction a hashimoto...,
What is the other name for thyrot...
45  cards
Management - Thyroid Nodules
Thyroid lumps can either be,
Vast majority of solitary nodules...,
Thyroid cyst colloid nodulebenign...
15  cards
Hypo/Hyperthyroidism and Thyroiditis
Define primary thyroid disease,
Define secondary thyroid disease,
Where is tsh secreted and in resp...
60  cards
Pregnancy
State 3 stages in the ovarian cycle,
What is high at each of the follo...,
Follicle secretes _____________ b...
20  cards
Basic Principles
Cortisol and testosterone are typ...,
Steroids are derived from what,
Adrenaline and thyroid hormone ar...
30  cards
Sodium & Water Balance
What hormone is water balance con...,
What releases adh,
Adh makes you pee more less
30  cards
Pathology - Pituitary and Adrenal
The anterior posterior pituitary ...,
What does the anterior pituitary ...,
What does the posterior pituitary...
30  cards
Pituitary Physiology
When its cold what does the hypot...,
Thyrotropin releasing hormone act...,
The anterior pituitary releases w...
20  cards
Pituitary 1
What 2 things can pituitary tumou...,
Microadenomas are cm,
A large pituitary adenoma can com...
25  cards
Pituitary 2
Excess cortisol is seen in what c...,
Excess mineralocorticoid is seen ...,
Excess androgen is seen in what c...
20  cards
Genetics
Is men autosomal recessive or dom...,
What are the 3 main things associ...,
Is there a phenotype genotype cor...
10  cards
Physiology - Adrenal
Name the 3 layers from outer to i...,
What does the following zones sec...,
What does the medulla secrete
80  cards
Calcium - Metabolism and Disorders
Hypercalcaemia symptoms,
Acute hypercalcaemia symptoms,
Chronic hypercalaemia symptoms
35  cards
Assessment of Infertility
Define infertility,
Infertility can be broken into 2 ...,
Define a primary infertility b se...
30  cards
Physiology - Reproduction
The hypothalamus secretes ____ th...,
Fsh stimulates the production of ...,
Lh stimulates the production of w...
30  cards
Ovulation Disorders
How long does bleeding normally o...,
Define oligomenorrhoea,
Define amenorrhoea
45  cards
Management of Infertility
Weight loss between _ and __ dram...,
_kg of weight gain is sufficient ...,
Name the 2 common vitamin supplem...
20  cards
Bone Disorders
What destroys bone,
What rebuilds bone,
Female bone mass significantly re...
35  cards

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