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Decks in this class (17)

Hormones
What are types of communications ...,
How does endocrine hormone work,
How is action terminated
54  cards
Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland
What type if tissue is hypothalamus,
How does it connect to pituitary,
Where is pituitary situated
22  cards
Pituitary Gland Clinical
What causes hyper secretion from ...,
What are pituitary adenomas and w...,
How are they classified
51  cards
Growth
What stimulates growth,
What hormones are involved in growth,
What is gh important for in growth
22  cards
Calcium Homeostasis
What does removal of calcium require,
What is the role of calcium in th...,
What is calciums role in signalling
36  cards
Clinical Calcium
What is normal calcium level and ...,
What causes primary hyperparathyroid,
What does primary hyperparathyroi...
64  cards
Thyroid Clinical
What causes hypothyroid,
What can cause hypo and hyperthyroid,
What causes hyperthyroid
96  cards
Thyroid Gland
What does thyroid gland contain,
What are follicles made up of,
What does colloid contain
28  cards
Adrenal Gland
What makes up the adrenal gland,
What is the adrenal medulla,
What does it release
21  cards
Adrenal Clinical
What causes primary adrenal insuf...,
What is most common cause of cong...,
What does it lead too
72  cards
Other
What is gynaecomastia,
What causes,
What is insulinoma
12  cards
Background to DM
What centres in hypothalamus dete...,
What does feeding centre do and how,
What does satiety centre do and w...
61  cards
DM
What is dm,
Why is managing dm important,
What are the types of dm
39  cards
Rx of DM
What does type 1 always require,
If on insulin what happens to bg ...,
How do you treat type ii
92  cards
Complications
What are microvascular complications,
What are macrovascular complications,
What are risks of mi
38  cards
Diabetic Emergencies
When can you get dka,
What causes dka and what is the t...,
What are precipitating factors
59  cards
Obesity and Healthy Lifestyle
What is obesity,
How is it classified,
What is normal bmi
20  cards

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