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

Session 1

Session 2

• Small vessel vasculitides

• Wegener's vs. MPA vs. PAN vs. Churg

• Conditions affecting the lung and kidney

• Glomerulonephritis • Presentation of renal disease

• Nephrotic vs nephritic syndrome

• Light microscopy findings in glomerulonephritis

• Immunofluorescence and glomerulonephritis

• MSGN

• IgA nephropathy / Berger's

• Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis / diffuse proliferative GN

• Minimal change disease

• Membranous glomerulonephritis

• Goodpasture's syndrome

• Crescentic glomerulonephritis

• Comparisons of UC and Crohn's 

• Cushing’s

• Localising investigations

• Physiology of the normal pituitary axis

• Features of cortisol excess • Hyperaldosteronism

• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

• Inter-sexing and virilisation

• Hypokalaemic alkalosis

• Causes of hypokalaemia and hypertension / normotension

• Aldosterone and serum potassium control

• Bartter's syndrome

• Liddle's syndrome

• Gittleman's syndrome

• ECG changes in hypo and hyperkalaemia

• Calcium control

• Hormonal control of serum calcium concentration

• Sites of action and mechanism of action of vitamin D and pTH

• Primary hyperparathyroidism

• Secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism

• Pseudo-hyperparathyroidism vs. pseudo-pseudo-hyperparathyroidism

• Osteomalacia

• Paget's disease

• Characteristic radiographic findings in hyperparathyroidism, malignancy, Paget's, osteomalacia and hypoparathyroidism

• Diagnosis and pathophysiology of multiple myeloma

• Symptoms and treatment of hypo and hypercalcaemia