Internal Medicine — Old Senior Academic Day Lectures (Until Sep 2023)

Diabetes complications: approach to investigations and management

EPAs mapped to this activity

None.

Competencies covered in this activity

1. Practise medicine within their defined scope of practice and expertise
1.3. Apply knowledge of the clinical and biomedical sciences relevant to Internal Medicine
1.3.8. Pharmacology as it relates to pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, mechanism of action, routes of delivery and elimination, and adverse effects of medications
1.3.8.1. Analgesics
1.3.8.2. Antimicrobials
1.3.8.3. Cardiovascular medications
1.3.8.4. Endocrine medications
1.3.8.5. Immune modulating therapies
1.3.8.6. Neuropsychiatric medications
1.3.8.7. Respiratory medications
1.3.8.8. Systemic therapies for cancer
1.3.8.9. Drugs commonly used recreationally
1.3.8.10. Supplementary and complementary medications
1.4. Apply knowledge of the following systems, clinical scenarios, conditions, diseases and therapies applicable to Internal Medicine, including the manifestations, investigation, and management
1.4.6. Endocrine and metabolic
1.4.6.1. Symptoms
1.4.6.1.1. Amenorrhea
1.4.6.1.2. Fatigue and malaise
1.4.6.1.3. Galactorrhea and gynecomastia
1.4.6.1.4. Hirsutism
1.4.6.1.5. Loss of libido
1.4.6.1.6. Weight gain and loss
1.4.6.2. Findings and investigations
1.4.6.2.1. Hyper- and hypocalcemia
1.4.6.2.2. Hyper- and hypoglycemia
1.4.6.2.3. Obesity
1.4.6.3. Disorders
1.4.6.3.1. Adrenal masses
1.4.6.3.2. Diabetes mellitus: type 1 and type 2
1.4.6.3.2.1. Complications of diabetes including retinopathy, neuropathy, vascular disease and ulcers
1.4.6.3.3. Hyper – and hypoadrenalism
1.4.6.3.4. Hyper – and hypoparathyroidism
1.4.6.3.5. Hyper – and hypothyroidism
1.4.6.3.6. Lipid disorders
1.4.6.3.7. Male hypogonadism
1.4.6.3.8. Pancreatic endocrine neoplasms
1.4.6.3.9. Pituitary masses
1.4.6.3.10. Thyroid enlargement and nodules
Training experiences included in this activity

None.