Polycystic ovarian syndrome

An informative talk about PCOS and infertility (slides for this not yet available).

Diabetes and endocrine disease in pregnancy

A session exploring pre-existing diabetes in pregnancy, gestational diabetes, and endocrine disease in pregnancy.

Diabetes in pregnancy from PeninsulaEndocrine

Gestational diabetes from PeninsulaEndocrine

Endocrine disease in pregnancy from PeninsulaEndocrine

Diabetes in older people/difficult diabetes

Thanks Helen and Suzy for a fantastic session on hypoglycaemia and difficult diabetes in the elderly. Slides below!

Diabetes in the elderly from PeninsulaEndocrine

Hypoglycaemia in older people from PeninsulaEndocrine

Primary hyperaldosteronism - adrenal venous sampling cases

Interesting discussion and cases of primary hyperaldosteronism and interpretation of adrenal venous sampling data.




Some references:
1. An Expert Consensus Statement on Use of Adrenal VeinSampling for the Subtyping of Primary Aldosteronism

 2. Adrenal vein sampling for Primary Hyperaldosteronism: time for a reality check
3. Adrenal vein sampling: is there now a consensus?
4. A Clinical Prediction Score to Diagnose Unilateral Primary Aldosteronism

Careers Fair 2014

This year's theme was "Confectionery". We regained our title as best speciality presentation... take that Elderly Care!

Calcium metabolism

Calcium metabolism from PeninsulaEndocrine

Hypogonadism in males

Today's session covered hypogonadism in males with highlights including:

• Kallman's syndrome
• Testosterone replacement and its controversies
• Erectile dysfunction in diabetes

Hypogonadism and testosterone replacement from PeninsulaEndocrine

Hypogonadism and testosterone replacement part 2 from PeninsulaEndocrine

Erectile dysfunction in diabetes from PeninsulaEndocrine

The Diabetic Foot

The diabetic foot from PeninsulaEndocrine

The role of the podiatrist from PeninsulaEndocrine

Useful websites for Specialty Certificate Examination in Diabetes and Endocrinology

The next application for the Speciality Certificate Examination in Diabetes and Endocrinology opens on 12th February.

Some useful revision websites include:

• StudyPRN with a database of over 600 questions. Free!
• OnExamination (owned by BMJ) with a similar number of questions. This websites charges a subscription, the price of which depends on how long you which to subscribe for. There are apps for iOS and Android phones/tablets and you can answer questions offline while on the move.
• Endotext is a free online textbook regularly updated and very comprehensive.
• Endobible is another valuable source of information, again free.
• UpToDate is of course free with an Athens password which you can get from your hospital/institution library.

Good luck!

Important trials in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

Pituitary disease - case discussions

Careers Fair 2013 - Diabetes and Endocrinology

For those of you who missed the regional Careers Fair, here's why we should encourage trainees to pursue a career in Diabetes and Endocrinology... with a little help from 007 and friends!

Adrenal Incidentalomas and Adrenal Tumours

Adrenocortical tumours from PeninsulaEndocrine

Macrovascular Disease in Diabetes

Macrovascular disease in diabetes from PeninsulaEndocrine

Identifying and Managing Hyperglycaemia in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Identifying and Managing Hyperglycaemia in Acute Coronary Syndromes from PeninsulaEndocrine

Dopplers

Often it is difficult to tell different doppler waveforms apart when listening to look for peripheral arterial disease. Below are some examples of common signals heard.

Biphasic 1

Biphasic 2

Monophasic crisp

Monophasic dampened

Monophasic irregular

Monophasic middling

Triphasic 1

Triphasic 2

Eating disorders and refeeding syndrome

Eating disorder presentation

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Salt and Water

Sp r training 2012 salt and water

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2012-2015 Registrar teaching timetable

Sp r teaching timetable 2012 5

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Obesity. Diet, Exercise and Drugs. How much pain? How much gain?

Obesity. diet, exercise and drugs june 2012

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