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Decks in this class (21)

Thyroid Disorders: Hyperthyroidism
Define hyperthyroidism,
What are the main 3 points for ep...,
State the main risk factors for d...
12  cards
Diabetes mellitus: Type 1
Give the definition of diabetes m...,
List the main types of diabetes,
List the main side effects of dia...
10  cards
Diabetic emergencies: DKA and Hypoglycaemia
Define diabetic ketoacidosis,
Describe the pathophysiology of dka,
What are the triad of dka
9  cards
Diabetes mellitus: type 2
Describe the epidemiology of type...,
What are the main risk factors fo...,
Describe the pathology of type 2 ...
14  cards
Thyroid Disorders: Hypothyroidism
Describe what hypothyroidism is,
Describe the epidemiology of hypo...,
Describe the key causes of hypoth...
8  cards
Thyroid Disorders: Thyroid Cancers
Describe the main types of thyroi...,
Describe the main symptoms of thy...,
Describe the main signs of thyroi...
6  cards
Thyroid disorders: Graves disease
0  cards
Thyroid Disorders: Hashimoto's thyroiditis
0  cards
Cushing's disease and Cushing's syndrome
Define cushings syndrome and cush...,
Describe the epidemiology of cush...,
What are the main risk factors fo...
10  cards
Acromegaly
Define acromegaly and gigantism,
Define the epidemiology of acrome...,
Define and explain the causes of ...
9  cards
Conn's syndrome
Define conns syndrome,
Describe the renin angiotensin al...,
Describe aldosterone and its main...
10  cards
Adrenal insufficiency: Addison's disease and secondary adrenal insufficiency
What is addisons disease,
Describe the epidemiology of addi...,
Describe the pathology of addison...
11  cards
Hyperkalaemia
Define hyperkalaemia,
What are the causes and risk factors,
Describe the epidemiology of hype...
7  cards
Hypokalaemia
Define hypokalaemia,
What is the epidemiology of hypok...,
Define the causes risk factors of...
7  cards
Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of ADH
What is sidh,
Define causes and risk factors fo...,
What is the pathology for sidh to...
7  cards
Diabetes insipidus: central/nephrogenic
Define diabetes insipidus,
What are the causes and risk fact...,
What are the causes and risk fact...
8  cards
Hypercalcaemia of malignancy
Define hypercalcaemia of malignancy,
Give a brief description of calci...,
Describe the epidemiology of hype...
9  cards
Hypocalcaemia
Define hypocalcaemia,
What are the main causes of hypoc...,
What are the main causes of hypoc...
7  cards
Hyperparathyroidism: primary/secondary/tertiary
Define hyperparathyroidism,
Describe the epidemiology of hype...,
Explain the causes of primary sec...
8  cards
Hypoparathyroidism
Define hypoparathyroidism,
Describe the epidemiology of hypo...,
What are the causes of hypoparath...
8  cards
Neuroendocrine tumours
Define a neuroendocrine tumour,
What are the three main points to...,
What symptoms can tumours pressin...
15  cards

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