Loading…
A group of disorders of chronic high blood glucose caused by defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both, leading to widespread tissue damage.
Type 1 is autoimmune beta-cell loss; type 2 is insulin resistance; high glucose harms micro (eye, kidney, nerve) and macro (heart, brain, limb) vessels.
Interpreting Thyroid Function Tests
Reading TSH with free T4 to classify thyroid status.
Thyroid Carcinoma: Pathological Types
The main cancers arising from thyroid follicular or C cells, which differ in their cell of origin, microscopic look, way of spreading and outlook.
Phaeochromocytoma: Pathology
A tumour of the adrenal medulla that releases catecholamines, causing episodes of high blood pressure, sweating, palpitations and headache.