Metabolic and Endocrine Medicine

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. demonstrate sound theoretical knowledge of the subject; 2. list and display clinical skills in the evaluation of the metabolic and endocrine patient; 3. investigate patients with utmost prioritisation; 4. manage and prevent the disease as may be applicable; and 5. exhibit sound knowledge of individual and community level prevention of diseases. 147

Diabetes mellitus. Risk factors. Pathogenesis. Clinical features and presentations. Complications. Investigations. Management. Hypothalamic. Pituitary. Adrenal-thyroid axis. Disorders of the hypothalamus. Disorders of the pituitary gland. Disorders of the thyroid gland. Disorders of calcium metabolism. Inborn errors of metabolism. Gout and wilson’s disease.