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General principles of endocrinology
If you suspect a hormone deficien...,
If you suspect hormone excess 2,
Central defects tend to cause hor...
6
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Diabetes care in hospital
What is diabetes 1,
Why do we all need insulin in our...,
History taking key factors include 3
22
cards
Background of diabetes
Type 1 diabetes pathophysiology p...,
Type 2 diabetes pathophysiology 2,
Prediabetes term used for 3
27
cards
Management of Type 2 diabetes
Hba1c targets and reference points 1,
Dietary advice type 2 2,
How often should hba1c be checked 3
17
cards
Thyrotoxicosis + hyperthyroidism
Causes of thyrotoxicosis 1,
Primary hyperthyroidism 2,
Secondary hypethyroidism 3
27
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Thyroid eye disease
Background thyroid eye disease pr...,
Pathophysiology of ted 2,
Risk factors ted 3
7
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Hypothyroidism
Causes of hypothyroidism 1,
Hashimotos thyroiditis pathophysi...,
All of these treatments for hyper...
9
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Cushing's syndrome
Cushing s syndrome vs cushing s d...,
Causes of cushing s syndrome 2,
What is in excess in cushing s 3
14
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Adrenal Insufficiency
Causes of adrenal insufficiency 1,
Addisons disease key points 2,
Secondary adrenal insufficiency k...
15
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Phaeochromocytoma
Aetiology of phaechromocytoma 1,
Pathophysiology of phaeochromocyt...,
Signs and symptoms phaeochromocyt...
5
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Acromegaly
Aetiology of acromegaly 1,
Pathophysiology of acromegaly 2,
Clinical presentation overgrowth ...
8
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Hyperparathyroidism
Aetiology of hyperparathyroidism 1,
Primary hyperparathyroidism 2,
Secondary hyperthyroidism 3
8
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SIADH
Causes of siadh 1,
Pathophysiology of siadh 2,
Risk factors 3
7
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Diabetes insipidus
Diabetes insipidus vs primary pol...,
Causes of di 2,
Nephrogenic di 3
11
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Hyperaldosteronism
Top tip hyperaldosteronism is wor...,
Aetiology of hyperaldosteronism 2,
Primary hyperaldosteronism causes 3
7
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Hypercalcaemia
2 conditions amount for 90 of cas...,
Other causes of hypercalcaemia in...,
Features or hypercalcaemia 3
4
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Hypoparathyroidism
Primary hypoparathyroidism 1,
The main symptoms of hypoparathyr...,
Pseudohypoparathyroidism 3
6
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Biochemical features of dka 1,
Dka causes 2,
Mechanism of dka 3
9
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Insulin regimens
Rapid acting insulin time and exa...,
Short acting insulins time and ex...,
Intermediate acting insulins time...
7
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Microvascular + Macrovascular complications of diabetes
Diabetic retinopathy pathophysiol...,
Damage to the blood vessel walls ...,
Damage to nerve fibres in the ret...
23
cards
Gestational diabetes
About gestational diabetes 1,
Risk factors for gestational diab...,
Screening for gestational diabetes 3
13
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Hypertension
General cut offs for hypertension 1,
Stage 1 hypertension 2,
Stage 2 hypertension 3
20
cards
Hyperlipidaemia
What are the 4 classes of lipids 1,
Evidence that cholesterol is a ma...,
Proportion of the uk population w...
15
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Hyperglycaemic hyperosmolic state (HHS)
Pathophysiology of hhs 1,
There are no precise diagnostic c...,
Why is there no significant hyper...
7
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Obesity
Bmi calculation 1,
Underweight 2,
Normal 3
15
cards
Hirsutism + PCOS
What is hisutism 1,
Causes of hirsutism 2,
Pcos clinical presentation 3
5
cards
Virilism
What is virilism 1,
What to investigate with virilism 2
2
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Gynaecomastia + Impotence
What is gynaecomastia 1,
Causes of gynaecomastia 2,
Treatment for gynaecomastia 3
11
cards
Hypopituitarism
Hypopituitarism describes 1,
Causes of hypopituitarism 2,
Most common cause of hypopituitar...
10
cards
Pituitary tumours
Are most pituitary adenomas benig...,
May be divided by size 2,
3 histological types of pituitary...
10
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Hyperprolactinaemia
Symptoms of hyperprolactinaemia i...,
Symptoms of hyperprolactinaemia i...,
Tests for hyperprolactinaemia 3
8
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Diabetes + primary care
What conditions can hba1c be fals...,
Is hba1c used for diagnosis for t...,
Most common presentations of undi...
5
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Waterhouse-Friderichsen's syndrome
What is this syndrome 1,
Causes of waterhouse friderichsen...,
Clinical features of waterhouse f...
4
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