Competency information
Details
Perform the analyses to laboratory standard operating procedures on patients with:
- hypo- and hyperparathyroidism
- hypo- and hypervitaminosis D.
Considerations
- The clinical symptoms, biochemistry and diagnosis of common endocrine disorders of calcium metabolism, including:
- primary, secondary and tertiary parathyroid disease
- vitamin D deficiency
- chronic renal impairment
- sarcoidosis.
- The role of imaging in the diagnosis of parathyroid 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. |