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Decks in this class (21)

Anterior Pituitary
Pituitary embryology,
Anterior pituitary portal circula...,
6 hormones released from anterior...
35  cards
Pituitary Adenomas
4 ways they present,
Categorization of pituitary adenomas,
Possible consequences of macroade...
11  cards
ADH / Posterior Pituitary
Adh production secretion action,
Central di causes,
Nephrogenic di causes
11  cards
Adrenal / Cortisol Basics
Basic anatomy where is ea hormone...,
Adrenal blood supply,
Adrenal development fetus to puberty
11  cards
Aldosterone
Aldosterone production regulation,
Where and how does aldosterone act,
Mr selectivity and 3 ways it fails
10  cards
Adrenal Insufficiency
Causes of primary adrenal insuffi...,
Autoimmune adrenalitis,
Bilateral adrenal apoplexy
14  cards
Cushing Syndrome
Categories of causes,
Common cushing presentation,
Cushing physiology ca blood cns m...
9  cards
Pheochromocytoma
Adrenal medulla v symp ns,
Chromaffin cells,
Catecholamine synthesis
13  cards
Hypogonadism
Specific clinical manifestations ...,
Testosterone in serum,
Screening
14  cards
Calcium
Normal serum ca,
Ca sources and absorption,
Pth regulation and 5 roles
19  cards
Osteoporosis
15 risk factors for low bone mass,
Who should be screened for osteop...,
Osteoporosis dx
9  cards
Thyroid Basics
Embryology 2 remnants,
Which lobe is bigger,
5 poss abnormal anatomies
11  cards
Hyperthyroidism
Signs and symptoms,
Diagnosis,
Differential based on scan
12  cards
Hypothyroidism
Signs and symptoms,
Diagnosis,
Causes of tertiary hypothyroidism
11  cards
Thyroid Nodules and Neoplasms
6 steps in nodule eval,
Hot v cold nodules how to treat ea,
Thyroid neoplasia classification
11  cards
Bone
Trabecular v cortical,
Osteoblasts v osteoclasts,
Mineralization
13  cards
DM Basics
What is the normal fasting plasma...,
How is insulin synthesized and re...,
How does insulin act on periphera...
12  cards
Type 1 DM
Pathophysiology,
Which 2 antibodies are used clini...,
Risk factors susceptibility 5
9  cards
DM Drugs
Insulin various types,
Metformin,
Sitagliptin saxagliptin aloglipti...
10  cards
Major DM Complications
Hhs,
Macroangiopathy process and tx,
Microangiopathy in general
21  cards
Hypoglycemia
4 defenses against hypoglycemia,
Autonomic v neuroglycopenic symptoms,
Progression of hypoglycemia by se...
11  cards

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