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Decks in this class (46)

Basic Science
What are exocrine glands,
Does the endocrine system involve...,
What is bulk transport
50  cards
Types of Diabetes
What type of cells what insulin,
What type of diabetes has sweet s...,
What do all types of diabetic share
33  cards
Biochemistry of Insulin
How you insulin kill you,
What makes insulin,
What do alpha cells make
61  cards
Anatomy of the Pituitary gland (and strap muscles and adrenal gland)
Name the endocrine glands in the ...,
Name the endocrine glands in the ...,
Name the endocrine glands in the ...
85  cards
Anatomy of the Thyroid Gland (and ovaries)
What makes up the thyroid gland,
What do the lobes of the thyroid ...,
Where is the isthmus
54  cards
Type 1 Diabetes and Hypo management
What are the symptoms of t1dm,
What are gad autoantibodies,
What is t1dm
93  cards
Microvascular Complications of Diabetes
What are the macrovascular compli...,
What are all the chronic complica...,
What is the pathophysiology of mi...
50  cards
Type 2 Diabetes
What is the pathophysiology of t2dm,
What are the components of the om...,
Why is the prevalence of t2dm inc...
34  cards
T2DM Pharmacology
What are the insulin dependent me...,
What are the insulin independent ...,
Describe the relationship between...
56  cards
Diabetes in Primary Care
What should high risk of getting ...,
Who is at the highest risk of get...,
Who should get opportunistic fast...
16  cards
Diabetic Emergencies
When does dka occur,
What is the biochemical triad of dka,
Does dka occur in t1 or t2 dm
50  cards
Obesity
What is the thrifty genotype,
What gene varient is associated w...,
What are the health risks of obesity
16  cards
MODY
What is mody,
Is there autoimmune beta cell des...,
How is mody inherited
24  cards
Nutrition of Diabetes
What are the risk factors for t2 ...,
Is lifestyle good at managing t2dm,
What ethnicity are high risk grou...
33  cards
Thyroid Physiology
What does the thryoid gland secrete,
What do the parathryoid glands se...,
What is the isthmus of the thyroid
71  cards
Diabetes Revision
What are the 4 roles of insulin,
What effect does insulin have on ...,
What is insulins effect on amino ...
107  cards
Thyroid Pathology
Is thyroid bigger in men or women,
What level is the thyroid,
Describe the embryological develo...
83  cards
Neck Lumps
What are the division of the neck,
What divides the anterior and pos...,
What are the boundaries of the an...
42  cards
Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism and Thyroiditis
What causes secondary thyroid dis...,
What is thyrotropin,
What makes up 80 of tsh
99  cards
Endocrine Principles
Give examples of tyrosine and try...,
What does tyrosine kinase do,
Why do steroid hormone receptors ...
42  cards
Endocrine in Pregnancy
What are the stages of the of the...,
What happens in follicular growth,
What hormone is produced in the f...
73  cards
Sodium and Water Balance
What hormone controls water balance,
What releases adh,
How does adh work
62  cards
Pathology of Pituitary and Adrenal Glands
What is the anterior pituitary de...,
What trophic hormones does the an...,
What non trophic hormones are pro...
79  cards
Paediatrics and Endocrinology
How many children have type 1 dia...,
Are more or less kids getting dia...,
What should you not expect in a c...
37  cards
Genetics of Endocrinology
What is a monogenic disorder,
What are the patterns of inherita...,
What are polygenic disorders
32  cards
Thyroid Tutorials
What are thyroid follicles,
Where are thyroid hormones stored,
How is t3 produced
82  cards
Adrenal Disorders
What does the adrenal cortex produce,
What regulates cortisol androgen ...,
What controls aldosterone secretion
113  cards
Biochemistry Tutorial
What is polyuria,
What is normal urine output,
What are the causes of polydipsia...
37  cards
Pituitary Physiology
What is in the cavernous sinus,
What tissues does lactin act on,
What pituitary hormones act on no...
27  cards
Pituitary Tumours
What are the sizes of pituitary t...,
What happens when a non functioni...,
What happens when a non functioni...
29  cards
Cushings Syndrome, hypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus
What is cushings syndrome,
What are the effects of too much ...,
What results from excess mineralo...
33  cards
Revision Tutorial
Why does hand and foot size incre...,
What is the gold standard test fo...,
What tests can you do for acromegaly
75  cards
Endocrine Imaging
What line in the pituitary gland in,
Where is skull is the pituitary g...,
What connects the pituitary gland...
58  cards
Calcium metabolism and Disorders
Where do you get vitamin d from,
Where is vitamin d converted,
What does pth do to vit d and cal...
63  cards
Steroid Workshop
What do glucocorticoids work through,
What is the action of bound and u...,
What can happen if glucocorticoid...
10  cards
Infertility
How many couples are affected by ...,
How much of the population is inf...,
What might be causing the rising ...
78  cards
Reproduction/ Sex steriod axis
What 2 gonadotrophic hormones are...,
What does fsh do in males,
What does fsh do in females
53  cards
Assessment of fertility
What does gnrh stimulate the rele...,
In males what cells does fsh stim...,
What cells does lh stimulate in m...
53  cards
Management of Infertility
What lifestyle changes can assist...,
How can weight affect fertility,
What advice should you give a cou...
27  cards
Bone Disorders
What is osteoporosis,
Where does bone remodelling occur,
What is the process of bone remod...
41  cards
Reproductive Tutorials
What are the key features of pcos,
What fsh is suggestive if pcos,
Is tubal disease anovulatory
35  cards
Diabetes drugs tutorial
What is an acceptable egfr,
When should diabetics t2 go on st...,
How should dosage of metformin be...
47  cards
Adrenal Tutorial
From top to bottom list the layer...,
What controls the zona glomerulosa,
What controls the zona fasciculata
86  cards
Calcium and Bone Tutorial
What nakes up bone,
What are the component forms of bone,
What is the mineral that adds str...
39  cards
Hypothalamus and Pituitary Tutorial
What is a endocrine gland,
What is an exocrine gland,
What is the difference in onset a...
43  cards
Buzzwords and Drugs
What drugs increase prolactin cau...,
What drugs cause hyperthyroidism,
What drugs cause hypothyroidism
59  cards

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