Internal Medicine — R3 Academic Day

Fasting and medications management

Teaching

Competencies covered in this activity

1. Practise medicine within their defined scope of practice and expertise
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
1.4.6.2. Findings and investigations
1.4.6.2.2. Hyper- and hypoglycemia
1.4.6.3. Disorders
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
1.4.13. Medical aspects of specific situations
1.4.13.6. The elderly
1.4.13.6.3. Therapies
1.4.13.6.3.1. Rational drug prescribing
3. Plan and perform procedures and therapies for the purpose of assessment and/or management
3.1. Determine the most appropriate procedures or therapies
3.1.3. Medications