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Introduction to the Endocrine system
What are some criteria for an end...,
Give an example of a fast and a s...,
What is a paracrine hormone example
59
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The pituitary gland ( and hypothalamus)
What is the hypothalamus a part of,
How is the hypothalamus connected...,
What is the infundibulum
54
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The endocrine pancreas 1+2
Body energy energy intake,
The 2 hypothalamic centres which ...,
Feeding centre
106
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Paediatric endocrinology and diabetes
Briefly describe how to measure h...,
Why do we measure length in children,
Why do we measure sitting height ...
57
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Pathology of diabetes mellitus
What genes are thought to contrib...,
What occurs as a result of the au...,
List some environmental triggers ...
30
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Normal growth and clinical aspects
Where is gh released from and wha...,
What is another name for gh,
What is meant by gh being species...
58
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What is diabetes mellitus?
Define diabetes mellitus,
Symptoms of hyperglycaemia,
Polydipsia
34
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Calcium homeostasis
5 important roles of calcium in t...,
What does calcium do to sodium pe...,
What function of calcium is most ...
54
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The thyroid gland
Describe the appearance of the th...,
What are the 2 physiologically ac...,
What are the 2 types of cells fou...
43
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Long term complications of diabetes
What is affected with large vesse...,
Complication risk factors for dia...,
What does peripheral arterial dis...
27
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Management of type 1 diabetes
List some of the help sites datab...,
What gene associations are linked...,
What antibodies do we send away f...
42
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Management of type 2 diabetes
Name some members of the diabetes...,
Ways in which the patient can see...,
What should patients expect from ...
31
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Self learn immunology of endocrine disorders
What are autoimmune diseases a mu...,
What are the possible pathogenesi...,
What genes are associated with au...
24
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The adrenal gland
Briefly describe the location and...,
How does the venous drainage diff...,
Describe the adrenal medulla
59
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Clinical biochemistry
4 reasons to use lab tests,
Accuracy,
Precision
11
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Clinical aspects of pituitary disease
What does hypersecretion of gh le...,
What does hypersecretion of acth ...,
What does hypersecretion of prola...
34
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Adrenal disorders
2 main causes of primary adrenal ...,
6 i causes of addisons disease,
What antibodies are found in addi...
44
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Education for life long conditions
List some factors which get in th...,
Why does knowledge not always mea...,
Perceived health beliefs
15
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Obesity seminar
5 ways in which obesity is defined,
What are metlife tables,
How is body fat percentage calcul...
20
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Lifestyle/healthy living with diabetes
What is meant by a healthy lifestyle,
Change that happens when you are ...,
Problems with young people and di...
21
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Clinical thyroid disease
Symptoms of hypothyroidism,
Symptoms of hyperthyroidism,
What is the odd symptom out when ...
49
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Pathology of the endocrine system
Hyperplasia,
Atrophy,
How do we determine the cause of ...
37
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Clinical calcium homeostasis
Dietary sources of calcium,
4 functions of calcium,
What is important to remember whe...
53
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Management of type 2 DM - part 2
What is the incretin effect,
When would dppiv inhibitors be us...,
Brief mechanism of action of dppi...
24
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