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Receptors and Signalling
What is an endocrine gland,
What is the function of exocrine ...,
How can a hormone be transported ...
57  cards
Intro to diabetes
What is diabetes,
What type of diabetes is an absol...,
What type of diabetes is a relati...
27  cards
Insulin production, secretion and action
What do all the cells of pancreat...,
How is insulin synthesized,
What is the name of the ultrafast...
36  cards
Anatomy of the pituitary gland
What are the major endocrine glan...,
What is the diencephalon,
Where can the diencephalon be found
45  cards
Anatomy of the thyroid gland
What is the thyroid gland made up of,
Where do the lobes of the thyroid...,
What level does the isthmus lie
37  cards
Diabetes Tutorial
What will t1dm look like histolog...,
What will t2dm look like histolog...,
What is monogenic diabetes
53  cards
Drugs in T2DM
What is the pathway of production...,
What is the structure of katp cha...,
What is the action of sur1
48  cards
Primary care aspects of diabetes
Who is considered a high risk gro...,
In what patients should diabetes ...,
What are the criterea for diagnos...
24  cards
Diabetic emergencies and high glucose states
What is dka,
How does increased lipolysis lead...,
How does hyperglycaemia lead to k...
39  cards
MODY
What is the inheritance of mody,
When is the common onset of mody,
What are the different types of mody
13  cards
Aspects of diabetes
What gene has been showed to impa...,
What are the health consequences ...,
What cancers are commonly associa...
12  cards
Type 1 diabetes - clinical features and pathophysiology
What is the definition of type 1 ...,
What is the diagnostic critera fo...,
What autoantibodies can be presen...
34  cards
Treatment of T1DM
What are the different devices as...,
What are the aims of therapy in t...,
What are the symptoms of hypergly...
25  cards
Nutrition of Diabetes
What are the risk factors for dia...,
What is more effective at prevent...,
What is included in the 10 year r...
25  cards
Thyroid Physiology
What is secreted from thyroid gla...,
What is secreted from the parathy...,
What ion is the parathyroid gland...
64  cards
Neck Lumps
What are the borders of the anter...,
What are the borders of the poste...,
What can cause a midline swelling
23  cards
Pathology of the thyroid
What level does the thyroid sit at,
How heavy is the thyroid gland,
How does the thyroid develop embr...
77  cards
Hyperthyrodism, hypothyrodism and thyroditis
What can cause secondary thyroid ...,
When and where is tsh released,
What percentage of thyroxine in t...
69  cards
Basics of endocrine
What are the different types of h...,
What is the structure of gpcr,
What are the major intracellular ...
46  cards
Endocrinology in pregnancy
What hormone will a follicle release,
What will the corpus luteum release,
When is hcg reelased
56  cards
Pathology of the pituitary and adrenal glands
What is the embryological origin ...,
What are the trophic hormones,
What are the non trophic hormones
69  cards
Sodium and water balance
How does adh work,
How is urine conc measured,
What is mineralocorticoid activity
36  cards
Differentiated thyroid cancer
What are the histological classif...,
What do most differentiated thyro...,
How do differentiated thyroid can...
21  cards
Pituitary physiology
What cranial nerves surround the ...,
What is the steroid axis,
What is the thyroid axis
17  cards
Cushings, hypopituitarism and diabetes insipidus
What is cushings syndrome,
What are the clinical manifestati...,
What are the clinical manifestati...
33  cards
Non-functioning adenomas, prolactinomas and acromegaly
What are the definitions of micro...,
What can a large non functioning ...,
What can an atrophic non function...
26  cards
Paediatric aspects of diabetes and endocrinology
What are common signs of t1dm in ...,
What are symptoms of dka in children,
What immunological tests should b...
34  cards
Endocrine Genetics
What is a monogenic disorder,
What patterns of inheritance can ...,
What is a polygenic disorder
19  cards
Adrenal Gland
What does the zona glomerulosa pr...,
What does the zona fasciculata pr...,
What does the zona reticularis pr...
80  cards
Biochemistry
What is normal urine output,
What is the definition of polyuria,
What are the causes of polydipsia...
23  cards
Calcium metabolism and disorders
How is vitamin d converted in the...,
What is vitamin d converted to in...,
What are the effects of pth on th...
58  cards
Imaging relevant to endocrine disease
Where does the pituitary gland sit,
What type of pituitary tumours te...,
What does the thyroid gland lie d...
31  cards
Assessment of infertility
When will infertility rise,
What are the chances of spontaneo...,
What is the definition of inferti...
47  cards
Fertility
What are the 2 gonadotrophic horm...,
What does fsh do in males and fem...,
What is the role of lh in males a...
64  cards
Disorders of bone health
What is osteoporosis,
What cell is overactive in osteop...,
What regulates bone loss
35  cards

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