Competency information
Details
Identify cases that require urgent intervention and offer clinical advice on the follow-up and/or further management of the patient.
Considerations
- Time-critical and grossly abnormal results requiring urgent clinical interventions for the disorders in this module.
- The options for clinical interventions and their selection.
- Responsibility for patient follow-up and further management.
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. |
| # 4 | Outcome Work in partnership with other clinical specialisms in the investigation of endocrine disorders and diabetes. |