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Introduction to the Endocrine System
What is the endocrine system,
What is a hormone,
What is a neurohormone
77
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The Pituitary Gland
What organs are the main organise...,
What is the hypothalamus connecte...,
What are the 2 lobes of the pitui...
72
cards
anterior pituitary
the ant pit glands & how they funk along
6
cards
Pathology of Diabetes Mellitus
What is the pancreas composed of,
What part of the pancreas is the ...,
How many of the islet of langerha...
31
cards
The Endocrine Pancreas 1
What is meant by the steady state,
What centres impact the amount of...,
What is activity in both feeding ...
72
cards
The Endocrine Pancreas 2
What class of hormone is glucagon,
What is the primary function of g...,
What is the plasma half life of g...
53
cards
Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
What instrument is used to measur...,
As well as standing height what o...,
How is head circumferance in chil...
72
cards
Normal Growth and Clinical Aspects
What are examples of some things ...,
What is the classification of gro...,
What is growth hormone gh also ca...
60
cards
What is Diabetes Mellitus
What is diabetes mellitus,
What are symptoms of hyperglycaemia,
What is polydipsia
56
cards
Calcium Homeostasis
What are some roles of calcium in...,
How does calcium have a signallin...,
How does calcium have a membrane ...
69
cards
The Adrenal Gland
Where are the adrenal glands located,
What does each adrenal gland weig...,
What are the two seperate endocri...
73
cards
The Thyroid Gland
What does the thyroid gland weigh,
What are the 2 physiologically ac...,
What is t3 also known as
40
cards
Clinical Biochemistry
What does poct stand for,
What does point of care testing p...,
In diabetes what are examples of ...
3
cards
Management of Diabetes, Lifestyle and Exercise
What are some examples of things ...,
What are examples of lifestyle th...,
What are some things that makes d...
34
cards
Management of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
What are the aims of diabetic man...,
What symptoms should be considere...,
What are some categories of strat...
58
cards
Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Part 1
What is the prevalence of type 2 ...,
Does diabetes affect more men or ...,
Who is in the diabetes team
44
cards
Immunology of Endocrine Disorders
What is autoimmunity,
What are antigens,
What is autoimmune disease
136
cards
Clinical Aspects of Pituitary Disease
What are the endocrine orgons,
What are the different classifica...,
What are examples of diseases cau...
39
cards
Clinical Aspects of Adrenal Disorders
What does each layer of the adren...,
What are the classification of ad...,
Explain the common approach to tr...
66
cards
Clinical Thyroid Disease
What are some examples of thyroid...,
Give a summary of the hormones in...,
What is the clinical manifestatio...
67
cards
Pathology of Endocrine System 1
What is the endocrine system,
What do hormones act on,
What are some examples of effects...
76
cards
Pathology of Endocrine System 2
Where is the pituitary gland located,
What is the pituitary gland conne...,
What are the 2 distinct component...
74
cards
Long Term Complications of Diabetes
What do risk of complications wor...,
What are some macrovascular compi...,
What are some microvascular compl...
28
cards
Clinical Calcium Homeostasis
What are some dietary sources of ...,
What are some functions of calcium,
What percentage of calcium is fou...
50
cards
Diet and Lifestyle Approaches for Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
Is the prevalence of obesity incr...,
What is the broad aim of clinical...,
Is there a relationship between b...
21
cards
Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Part 2
What are incretins,
How is the incretin effect altere...,
What are the 2 types of incretins
30
cards
Management of Obesity
Is the prevalence of obesity incr...,
What are some co morbidities that...,
What are the 1st and 2nd top caus...
17
cards
Introduction
Define the endocrine system,
What is paracrine signalling,
What is autocrine signalling
40
cards
The Pituitary Gland COPY
What is the role of the hypothala...,
What connects the hypothalamus an...,
What is the connection between th...
23
cards
The Endocrine Pancreas
What parts of the hypothalamus de...,
What controls the feeding and sat...,
What is the glucostatic theory
52
cards
Calcium Homeostasis COPY
What are the roles of calcium in ...,
What is the role of calcium in si...,
33
cards
Introduction COPY
Define the endocrine system,
What is paracrine signalling,
What is autocrine signalling
40
cards
The Pituitary Gland COPY COPY
What is the role of the hypothala...,
What connects the hypothalamus an...,
What is the connection between th...
23
cards
The Endocrine Pancreas COPY
What parts of the hypothalamus de...,
What controls the feeding and sat...,
What is the glucostatic theory
52
cards
Calcium Homeostasis COPY COPY
What are the roles of calcium in ...,
What is the role of calcium in si...,
33
cards
Diabetes & Endocrinology Welcome - Introduction and Case Launch
What is the defintion of the endo...,
How fast may the response from th...,
Endocrine hormones should not be ...
65
cards
The Pituitary Gland COPY COPY COPY
The hypothalamus is part of the b...,
As the hypothalamus is made up of...,
As the hypothalamus is made up of...
49
cards
Pathology of Diabetes Mellitis and its Complications
What is the normal strucutre of t...,
What is normal insulin secretion ...,
2 3 of islet cells are what
67
cards
Anatomy Pre-Practical Lecture
Study the following image,
Enlargement of the pituitary glan...,
What therefore would the resultan...
71
cards
The Endocrine Pancreas 1 and 2
What equation can be used to calc...,
Energy food intake is the determi...,
What does the feeding centre do
130
cards
Growth and Development
Moving onto normal growth and pub...,
A lot of endocrine problems affec...,
What are measurement and assessme...
115
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Normal Growth and Clinical Aspects COPY
Growth hormone is regulated by a ...,
What type of hormone is gh where ...,
Gh release is controlled via the ...
56
cards
What is Diabetes Mellitus? (including Epidemiology of Diabetes)
How does the body make get glucose,
What uses glucose in the body,
A continuous supply of glucose is...
59
cards
Calcium Homeostasis COPY COPY COPY
What are the roles of calcium in ...,
What is the role of calcium in th...,
What is the role of calcium in th...
54
cards
Role of Bariatric Surgery in the Management of Obesity and its Impact on Obesity Related Comorbidities
How does fat distribution differ ...,
What things may obesity cause,
Not just calorie intake contribut...
25
cards
Education for Life-Long Conditions
What things get in the way of beh...,
Most people know what they should do,
Does
36
cards
The Adrenal Gland COPY
Where are the adrenal glands,
Similar to the pituitary the adre...,
What is the adrenal medulla
45
cards
The Thyroid Gland COPY
Where is the thyroid gland,
What are the thyroid hormones tha...,
What are the 2 types of cells fou...
42
cards
Clinical Biochemistry - Clinical Questions - Laboratory Tests in Diabetes
Why use laboratory tests,
What are 2 important analytical f...,
What is the reference range
16
cards
Management of Diabetes - Lifestyle and Exercise/Healthy Living
What do we mean by a healthy life...,
Diagnosis of diabetes requires wh...,
Why diabetes is so hard
21
cards
Management of Diabetes - Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
When living with a long term cond...,
What is involved in person centre...,
What are the aims of management o...
54
cards
Management of Diabetes D - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - Part 1
What are all the steps involved i...,
Diabetes is a disorder of the what,
Who makes up the diabetes team
34
cards
Immunology of Endocrine Disease
Auto immunity is,
Autoimmune disease is tissue dama...,
Disease may be restricted to a si...
80
cards
The Pituitary Gland Clinical Case & Discussion
Does the pituitary release just o...,
Primary endocrine organ affecteds...,
How is the release of hormones st...
42
cards
Clinical Aspects of the Adrenal Gland Clinical Case & Discussion
A,
B,
C
68
cards
Clinical Thyroid Disease COPY
What are the types of thyroid dis...,
How does the feedback system form...,
Symptoms of hyperthyroid and hypo...
81
cards
Pathology of the Endocrine System 1 & 2
The endocrine system uintegrated ...,
Hormones synthesised and stored i...,
Balance of hormones is maintained by
86
cards
Long Term Complications - Micro and Macro
How does the risk of complication...,
What are some macro and micro vas...,
Does diabetes increase the ris of...
26
cards
Clinical Calcium Homeostasis COPY
Name dietary sources of calcium,
What are the functions of calcium,
What percentage of ca2 is found w...
60
cards
Diet and Lifestyle approaches for Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes – exploring evidence of how this impacts on health outcomes
How is the prevelance of obesity ...,
What is the relationship between ...,
How does cvd risk of someone with...
34
cards
Management of Diabetes D - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - Part 2
What are the first ad second line...,
How does sulphonylureas help type...,
How does each of the following he...
31
cards
Management of Obesity COPY
What co morbities often present w...,
Obesity is pretty much as big of ...,
Does obesity cause the nhs a lot ...
12
cards
Introduction to General Dermatology
What is the largest organ in the ...,
The skin contains what adnexal st...,
What are important roles that ski...
37
cards
Formative
How much oily fish f v exercise a...,
Which of these isnt part of hypog...,
23 yr old hyperthyroidism patient...
6
cards
Anatomy
Where is the pituitary found,
What type of tissue is the pituit...,
Howd you differntiate ant post pi...
33
cards
DM Type 2 Drugs
What are the drugs used for type ...,
How does metformin work,
Pros and cons of metformin
13
cards
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
What is men,
How does men 1 occur,
What are the features of men 1
7
cards
Calcium Disorders
What are the common causes of hyp...,
What causes primary hyperparathyr...,
How does hypercalcaemia present
26
cards
Intro to Endocrine
Define the endocrine system,
What makes endocrine hormones dif...,
What are the three major types of...
19
cards
Physiology 1 - The Pituitary
Describe the anatomy of the pitui...,
How is the pituitary gland relate...,
What is another word for the pitu...
19
cards
Physiology 2 - Endocrine Pancreas
The energy of the body is the ene...,
How does increasing fat stores re...,
What are the categories of energy...
29
cards
Physiology 3 - Normal Growth
What hormone governs growth,
What class of hormone is growth h...,
Why does growth hormone bind to c...
17
cards
Growth Disorders
Includes,
What two conditions arise from hy...,
How would we treat conditions ari...
22
cards
Diabetes
Define diabetes,
What are the types of diabetes,
What causes type 1 diabetes
36
cards
Physiology 4 - Calcium Balance
What are the roles of calcium in ...,
What happens to your muscle if yo...,
Describe the distribution of calc...
22
cards
Bariatric Surgery
Compare how men and women store fat,
What is the obesity metabolic syn...,
Categories of bariatric surgery
10
cards
Diet & Exercise Advice
What dietary factors affect diabe...,
What dietary factors affect risk ...,
What dietary factors affect risk ...
12
cards
Physiology 5 - Thyroid
List the cell types of the thyroid,
What do c cells do,
Describe the structure of follicu...
23
cards
Thyroid Disorders
Quick recap of function of thyroi...,
What are some causes of hyperthyr...,
What is graves disease
10
cards
Diabetes Presentation
What are the main symptoms of dia...,
Explaint he symptoms of diabetes,
Whats differnet about type 1 and ...
9
cards
Diabetes Pathogenesis
How does type 1 diabetes develop,
Describe the aetiology of type 1 ...,
Describe the aetiology of type 2 ...
9
cards
Diabetes Testing
What different tests do we have f...,
All dm tests are indicative of dm...,
Explain how the ogtt works
10
cards
Diabetes Management
What is the mainstay of type 1 tr...,
How is insulin delivered,
What are the types of insulin
31
cards
Diabetes Complications
List the major complications of d...,
Explain the macrovascular effects...,
What is the major consequence of ...
34
cards
Physiology 6 - Adrenal
Where are the adrenal glands found,
How are the adrenal glands perito...,
Describe the arterial blood suppl...
29
cards
Physiology 6 - Adrenal Disorders
Includes,
What are the side effects of exog...,
What is the danger of withdrrawin...
12
cards
Pituitary Disorders
This deck covers,
What is acromegaly,
How does acromegaly present
22
cards
Adrenal Disorders
This deck covers the main adrenal...,
What is addisons disease also kno...,
What is addisons disease
22
cards
Major Hormone
Includes,
What stimulates inhibits thyroxin...,
What does thyroxine do
30
cards
Calcium Disorders COPY
What are the common causes of hyp...,
What causes primary hyperparathyr...,
How does hypercalcaemia present
26
cards
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