📘 Step 1. Curriculum Coverage
💊 Pharmacology
- Classify insulins.
- Describe sources of insulin.
- Describe differences between human, bovine and porcine insulin.
- Explain relevant pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles of insulin preparations.
- Explain the mechanism of action and clinical uses of insulin.
- Describe complications of insulin therapy.
- Explain management of insulin-induced hypoglycemia.
- Explain pharmacological management of diabetic ketoacidosis.
- Explain the mechanism of action and clinical use of glucagon.
🩺 Medicine
- Explain the etiology, clinical features and management of hypoglycemic coma.
- Explain precipitating factors, diagnostic work-up and treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis.
- Explain precipitating factors, diagnostic work-up and treatment of hyperosmolar non-ketotic diabetic coma/HHS.
- Explain precipitating factors, diagnostic work-up and treatment of lactic acidosis.
👶 Pediatrics
- Describe blood-glucose parameters and clinical signs useful for early recognition of Type 1 diabetes in children.
- Recognize presentations of diabetes in young children and infants that may precede coma or death.
- Plan investigations and management for newly diagnosed and previously known diabetic children.
