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drugs
Thyroid hormones mechanism of action,
Indications thyroid hormones,
Eg thyroid hormones
48  cards
Thyroid disorders
Hypothyroidism types of causes,
Autoimmune thyroiditis,
Iatrogenic causes of hypothyroidism
32  cards
Diabetes mellitus
Normal blood glucose range,
Secondary causes of dm,
Principle organ of glucose homeos...
53  cards
Acromegaly
What controls the secretion of gh...,
How does gh indirectly exert its ...,
How does gh directly exert its ac...
18  cards
Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of ADH
What is it,
Cause,
Clinical features
7  cards
Conn's syndrome
What is essential hypertension,
What is primary hyperaldosteronism,
What are the causes of primary hy...
16  cards
Pheochromocytoma
What is are pheochromocytomas,
What are some of them associated ...,
Symptoms catecholamine excess
10  cards
Diabetes insipidus
How does adh get from hypothalamu...,
What is secretion of adh determin...,
Site of action of adh
17  cards
Adrenal insufficiency
What does crh stand for,
What does acth stand for,
What is crh and hence cortisol re...
27  cards
Cushing's disease and Cushing's syndrome
Endogenous cushings syndrome,
Where are glucocorticoids produce...,
What causes most of cushings synd...
18  cards
Hypercalcaemia (and hyperparathyroidism)
How is concentration of calcium i...,
How does pth increase serum calci...,
Whats the most active form of vit...
19  cards
hypocalcaemia and hypoparathyroidism
Most common causes hypocalcaemia,
How does ckd cause hypocalcaemia,
Drugs that could cause hypocalcaemia
10  cards
Hyperkalaemia + hypokalaemia
What happens to most dietary pota...,
Is most of the bodys k intracellu...,
Serum levels of k are controlled by
24  cards
Neuroendocrine tumours (e.g. carcinoid tumors)
Carcinoid tumors,
Carcinoid syndrome,
Patients with carcinoid tumors on...
11  cards

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