Provisional  MRCP part 1 & 2 Intensive Course Programme for the weekend

Session 3

Session 4

• Hyperthyroidism

• Features and treatment of a thyroid crisis

• Pregnancy and thyroid hormones

• Pregnancy and the treatment of hyperthyroidism • Hyperthyroidism vs. Grave's

• MEN I, IIa, IIb

• Phaeochromocytoma

• Features of hypo and hyperthyroidism

• Diseases associated with hyperthyroidism

• Thyroid cancers

• Bleeding

• Coagulation factors

• Haemophilia

• von Willebrand disease

• Platelet and factor deficiency bleeding patterns

• Abnormal INR and APTTr interpretation

• Mechanism of warfarin, unfractionated and fractionated heparin

• Vitamin K related coagulation factors

• DIC

• Fibrinolysis

• Use of blood products in treating coagulopathy

• Coeliac disease

• Causes of subtotal villous atrophy

• Malabsorption

• Whipple’s disease

• Sexually transmitted disease

• Granuloma inguinal vs. lymphogranuloma venereum vs. chancroid

• Gram classification of bacteria

• Syphilis

• Chlamydia

• Gonorrhoea

• Screening for STI's

• Organisms causing septic arthritis

• Dyspepsia

• Criteria for endoscopy in those with dyspepsia

• Test and treat protocol

• H-pylori

• Risk factors for gastric cancer

• Thrombophilia

• Pro-thrombotic vs. anti thrombotic factors

• Thrombophilia screening

• Factor V Leiden

• Protein C & S deficiency • Antiphospholipid syndrome

• Explanation of the 50:50 mix

• Antithrombin III deficiency

• Thrombosis and the oral contraceptive pill