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Decks in this class (14)

Men's Health
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39  cards
Glucose Homeostasis: Endocrine control of fuel metabolism
Following ingestion carbohydrates...,
What is insulin,
What is glucagon
24  cards
Glucose Homeostasis: Insulin
What is the main hormone involved...,
Insulin is important in control o...,
Insulin is a peptide hormone true...
28  cards
Glucose homeostasis: Glucagon
What are antagonistic hormones,
Why are insulin and glucagon anta...,
What can glucagon be used for the...
11  cards
Diabetes- Epidemiology, aetiology & Pathophysiology
What are the two types of diabete...,
What are the two types of primary...,
What percentage of new diabetes c...
33  cards
Diabetes - Clinical presentation, diagnosis & investigation
What does polyuria mean and why i...,
What does polydipsia mean and why...,
Why is weight loss a common sympt...
21  cards
Hypoglycaemia
What is hypoglycaemia,
What are the 4 problems associate...,
Why is immune response a problem ...
12  cards
Diabetes - Complication 1 - Intro, retinopathy & nephropathy
What are the 2 initial treatment ...,
What is the longer term treatment...,
What are the 2 major categories o...
48  cards
Diabetes- Complications 2 - Neuropathy, Diabetic Foot & Macrovascular
What is diabetic neuropathy,
What symptoms are experienced wit...,
What is motor neuropathy
36  cards
Pituitary, Adrenal & Thyroid Glands
The endocrine system is a collect...,
What are the 9 major glands of th...,
What are hormones
29  cards
Insulin therapeutics - Type and Administration
What are the aims of insulin therapy,
What are the 5 main types of insulin,
When is rapid acting analogue ins...
8  cards
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
What is the definition of menopause,
When can menopause be determined,
What is the mean age for menopause
44  cards
Control of extracellular calcium
What is endocrine control of extr...,
What does calcium homeostasis mean,
What is the relatively constant c...
17  cards
Osteoporosis
What are the two main types of bone,
What percentage of the body is ma...,
What percentage of the body is ma...
20  cards

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