Exam 2- Endocrinology and cancer

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Diabetes
What is secondary diabetes,
What is gestational diabetes,
Discuss the epidemiology of type ...
53  cards
Diabetes complications
What is the difference between mi...,
What is the difference between mi...,
What are examples of microvascula...
32  cards
Types of cancers and mutations
What is cancer,
What is the difference between a ...,
What are the 4 classes of cancers
27  cards
Mens health
Why is men s health so important,
What is circumcision,
What are the advantages and disad...
24  cards
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
What is hrt,
What is menopause,
What is the mean age for menopause
36  cards
Pituitary gland, hormones and conditions
Where is the pituitary gland located,
What type of tissue is found in t...,
What is the role of the pineal gland
22  cards
Thyroid cancer
How common is thyroid cancer in t...,
At what age is thyroid cancer mos...,
What is the survival rate of thyr...
17  cards
Hypothyroidism
What are the demographics for hyp...,
What are the potential causes of ...,
What can iodine deficiency lead to
9  cards
Hyperthyroidism
What is the most common cause of ...,
What is the demographic for grave...,
What is grave s disease
17  cards
Insulin structure and manufacturing
What is the primary structure of ...,
What is the only difference betwe...,
What is the tertiary structure of...
13  cards
Insulin types, administration and sick day rules
What are the 3 aims of insulin th...,
Rapid acting analogues,
Short acting analogues
28  cards
Drugs affecting insulin secretion- pharmacology
What are the 4 classes of drugs w...,
What is the overall mechanism of ...,
What is the process of insulin se...
18  cards
Chemotherapy
What is the aim of curative treat...,
What is neoadjuvant treatment,
What is the aim of palliative tre...
15  cards
Side effects of chemotherapy
What are some of the gi side effe...,
What is cinv,
What are the risk factors for dev...
42  cards
Hypertension in diabetes
What is the blood pressure target...,
What is the blood pressure target...,
What is the first line treatment ...
5  cards
The cell cycle
What are th e stages of mitosis i...
1  cards
Osteoporosis
Discuss the variation of bone mas...,
What factors impact rate of bone ...,
What is osteoporosis
38  cards
Glucose homeostasis
What is the only energy source us...,
Discuss glycogen as an energy store,
Discuss fat as an energy store
18  cards
Adrenal glands and conditions
What are the adrenal cortex and m...,
Which hormones are produced in th...,
What hormones are produced in the...
31  cards
Sustaining proliferative signalling hallmark of cancer
What is the process of egfr signa...,
What are proto oncogenes,
What is an oncogene
14  cards
Evading growth suppressors hallmark of cancer
How do normal cells control their...,
What are tumour suppressor genes,
What are the 3 main tumour suppre...
19  cards
Resisting cell death hallmark of cancer
What will p53 do if dna damage is...,
Roles of p53 in apoptosis
6  cards
Enabling replicative immortality hallmark of cancer
What is the hayflick limit,
What are telomeres,
What is the purpose of telomeres
9  cards
Controlled release
What are the challenges with the ...,
What factors affect the rate of g...,
What is the difference between th...
27  cards
Obesity
What factors regulate food intake,
What damage can lead to weight gain,
What is the role of leptin
25  cards
Calcium homeostasis and bone metabolism
What should extracellular calcium...,
What 3 hormones are involved in c...,
What happens as a result of chang...
20  cards
Issues with steroid usage
What impacts the choice of steroi...,
What are steroid used for,
What are some examples of conditi...
19  cards
Inducing angiogenesis hallmark of cancer
What are the main cell types in t...,
Is the tumourmicroenvironment org...
2  cards

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