Competency information
Details
Perform the analyses to laboratory standard operating procedures on patients with:
- pituitary tumours
- hypopituitarism
- growth hormone deficiency
- multiple endocrine neoplasia
- diabetes insipidus.
Considerations
- The clinical symptoms, biochemistry and diagnosis of common pituitary disorders, including:
- hyperprolactinaemia
- acromegaly
- Cushing’s disease.
- The differential diagnosis of common pituitary endocrine disorders using dynamic function tests, including:
- oral glucose tolerance tests
- insulin/glucagon tolerance test
- water deprivation test.
- The role of imaging in the differential diagnosis of pituitary disorders.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Perform the range of laboratory techniques used in the workplace to investigate endocrine disorders and diabetes. |
| # 2 | Outcome Undertake clinical and laboratory investigation and management of the following endocrine pathologies: pituitary, thyroid, gonadal and adrenal disorders; endocrine disorders of calcium metabolism and the gastrointestinal tract; and endocrine causes of obesity. |
| # 3 | Outcome Perform clinical and laboratory investigation and analysis and management of diabetes mellitus. |