Slides
Learning Outcomes
Principal Learning outcome:
- Endocrinology is both a medical specialism dealing with diagnosing/ treatment of endocrine systems, and a basic science describing the endocrine physiology of endocrine organs.
- The most important human processes are regulated by hormones
- Laboratory hormone testing is essential to assess human endocrine systems, but the (dynamic) context is more important than the numeric results itself.
- Interpretation by specialist like a clinical chemist-endocronologist is key for clinical decision making.
Lecture learning outcome:
Interpretation of endocrine laboratory testing is dependent on multiple factors, including: - Kinetics - Time of sampling - Matrix (blood versus saliva) - Exogeneous stimuli (eg dexamethasone, ynacthen, insulin)
Interpretation of endocrine Laboratory results related to: - Hypocortisolism - Hypercortisolism
Book Chapters
- Human Metabolism: A Regulatory Perspective, Chapter 6
- Lecture Slides