Med School Radio

19. DPP-4 inhibitors (gliptins) 02.12.2018 1:19 ↓

How are DPP-4 inhibitors (gliptins) used for DM 2?

18. Fetal macrosomia and hypoglycemia 29.11.2018 0:55 ↓

When a mother has gestational diabetes, her condition can affect her baby.

17. Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency 24.11.2018 1:32 ↓

Why would a young child not be able to break down fatty acids during a long period of fasting?

16. What enzyme is deficient in McArdle disease? 20.11.2018 1:15 ↓

When a patient presents to you with pain and cramping during exercise but is able to exercise after rest and ingestion of sucrose this indicates McArdle disease.

15. What happens in Conn’s disease? 20.11.2018 1:22 ↓

If a patient is producing too much aldosterone and hydrogen ions are being sent out with potassium would the environment become more basic or more acidic?

14. Glucokinase and gestational diabetes 20.11.2018 2:17 ↓

If you have a problem with the activity of glucokinase, the beta cells of the pancreas will not be able to respond to glucose and produce insulin

13. Dopamine agonists for a prolactinoma 17.11.2018 2:41 ↓

Prolactinomas are treated with dopamine agonists - E.g., bromocriptine or cabergoline

12. Don’t give a nonselective beta blocker to a diabetic patient 16.11.2018 2:43 ↓

Diabetic patients should receive selective beta blockers (selective beta 1 antagonists)

11. Bone pain as a result of not getting enough sun 16.11.2018 2:59 ↓

If you don’t get enough sun you might experience bone pain as a result of a problem in normal vitamin D metabolism

10. What is a lingual thyroid? 16.11.2018 1:32 ↓

If a patient comes to you with hoarseness and difficulty breathing it could be a lingual thyroid.

9. Multiple endocrine neoplasia 16.11.2018 4:44 ↓

MEN 1, 2A, 2B

8. Chromaffin cells 16.11.2018 0:46 ↓

What are chromaffin cells?

7. Hypoparathyroidism as a result of thyroid surgery 16.11.2018 3:23 ↓

When the thyroid is operated on sometimes it results in hypoparathyroidism.

6. Problems with fructose metabolism 16.11.2018 3:33 ↓

This is MED SCHOOL RADIO • Problems with fructose metabolism: Essential Fructosuria and Hereditary Fructose Intolerence

5. Gigantism and Jak-Stat 16.11.2018 6:51 ↓

Growth hormone and Jak-Stat signaling pathway

4. HAART therapy and body fat redistribution 12.11.2018 3:40 ↓

If an HIV patient presents with unexplained re distribution of body fat, it could be due to the HAART drugs they are taking.

3. Bisphosphonates and osteomalacia 12.11.2018 3:24 ↓

Is it OK to give bisphosphonates to patient with osteomalacia?

2. Hypophosphatemia 12.11.2018 4:12 ↓

Hypophosphatemia

1. Clostridium difficile infection 10.11.2018 2:59 ↓

Clostridium difficile