Endocrinology Review

Endocrinology Review

This Endocrine Review Course is hosted by Dr. Saif Borgan (Cleveland Clinic trained board certified endocrinologist in the United States) and Dr Kristen Lee (Endocrine Fellow at Northwestern University). This is the first free (Board-focused) Endocrinology Review podcast made for practicing-endocrinologists, fellows-in-training and advance practice providers, wishing to ACE their endocrinology Boards or Just advance their knowledge in the field. Each short episode is designed to deliver high yield endocrinology knowledge in a specific focus area based on the exam curriculum of the American Board of Internal Medicine - Endocrinology Certification Exam.

Episodes

March 13, 2025 7 mins

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Learning objectives: 

1- Describe pathophysiology of Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis

2- Identify and manage thyroid storm

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Learning objectives: 
- Describe pathophysiology of Graves eye disease
- Identify scoring systems used for classification of Graves eye disease
- Discuss potential treatments used for Graves eye disease, including their side effects

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January 20, 2025 5 mins

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Learning Objectives: 
1- Describe the pathophysiology of Graves disease
2- Able to identify the presentation of Graves disease
3- Discuss different treatments modalities of Graves disease

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December 12, 2024 6 mins

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Learning objectives:

  • Define subclinical hyperthyroidism
  • Prevalence and causes of subclinical hyperthyroidism
  • Clinical impacts of subclinical hyperthyroidism
  • Management of subclinical hyperthyroidism

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November 3, 2024 8 mins

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Episode 22: Thyroiditis 

  • How to differentiate thyroiditis from other causes of hyperthyroidism 
  • Phases of thyroiditis and how it can affect thyroid test results  
  • Causes of thyroiditis, and key differences 
  • Management of thyroiditis 



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Episode 3 Approach to high TSH 

Educational objectives: 

1- Approach and differential diagnosis of high TSH

2- Picking up on hidden exam question clues in high TSH scenarios

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September 15, 2024 7 mins

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Hello and welcome to this episode. Today we will be discussing an approach to a low TSH.

 

We will be going over 2 review studies from The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism  and then Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. But first today’s question:

 

A 50-year-old postmenopausal woman with no other notable history presenting with palpitations, frequent bowel movements, and tremors. She has no family history...

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Endocrine Review Course Learning Objectives:
- Discuss thyroid hormone axis
- Discuss how thyroid hormone is produced
- Discuss the differences between T4 and T3 
- Discuss the types of diodinase enzyme
- Discuss how thyroid hormone enters the cell
- List actions of thyroid hormone (on a molecular level) 



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Hello, my name is Kristen Lee and I am an Endocrinology fellow at North...

December 30, 2023 11 mins

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Endocrine Review Course Learning Objectives: 
- Understanding the meaning of the term "Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)"
- Discuss the difference between steatosis and steatohepatitis 
- Understand which patient populations require screening for steatohepatitis related fibrosis 
- Know the components of FIB4 score 
- Understand the step-wise process in NAFLD screening and diagnos...

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Endocrine Review Course Episode 17 Learning Objectives: 
- Describe the physiological mechanism counter regulating insulin induced hypoglycemia. 
- Describe 3 levels of hypoglycemia severity 
- Be aware of the recommendations published by the Endocrine Society on management of individuals at high risk for hypoglycemia

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Endocrine Review Course Episode  16 Learning Objectives: 
- Describe the differences between regular insulin and regular insulin analogs
- Describe the difference in pharmaco-kinetics between concentrated U-500 regular insulin and U-100 regular insulin 
- List the clinical benefits of using concentrated insulin in specific populations 

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December 15, 2023 5 mins

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Endocrine Review Course Episode 15 Learning Objectives: 

- Be aware of patient selection factors for pancreatic transplant alone (PTA) and simultaneous kidney pancreas transplant (SKPT)
- Be aware of the rejection rates for SKPT and PTA 

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December 9, 2023 8 mins

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Endocrine Review Course Episode 14 Learning Objectives: 

- Explain the typical presentation of Necrobiosis Lipidoica
- Suspect Lipodystrophy as a cause of sudden onset erratic glycemic control in a previously well controlled patient with Diabetes 
- Identify an atypical presentation of Acanthosis Nigricans 

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December 3, 2023 9 mins

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Endocrine Review Course Episode  13 Learning Objectives:

- Describe the typical presentation of diabetic distal symmetric sensory polyneuropathy. 
- Be familiar with screening recommendations for Neuropathy in patients with Type 1 and type 2 Diabetes.
- List other causes of Neuropathy 
- Know FDA approved and off-label treatments of Diabteic Neuropathy 

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November 18, 2023 12 mins

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Endocrine Review Course Episode  12 Learning objectives: 

  • Discuss the Pathophysiology of Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Discuss how to optimize risk factors in order to prevent or delay Diabetic Retinopathy 
  • List the three main procedures used to treat Diabetic Retinopathy 

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November 4, 2023 16 mins

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Endocrine Review Course Episode  10 Learning Objectives: 

  • Describe the physiological changes in glucose metabolism in pregnancy
  • Describe the differences between the one step and two step approaches to screening in gestational diabetes 
  • Describe the hypoglycemic targets in gestational diabetes and their impact on perinatal outcomes 
  • List the goals of preconception counseling in patients with diabetes who are contemplat...
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November 4, 2023 10 mins

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Endocrine Review Course Episode  11 Learning Objectives: 

  • Describe screening for diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes 
  • Identify patients who do not fit the typical diabetic nephropathy phenotype and refer them for further testing 
  • List the management strategies for patients with diabetic nephropathy 


Errata: Potassium check 1 month after starting Finerenone 

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Endocrine Review Course Episode  9 Learning Objectives: 

  • Know the prevalence, screening age and treatment for CFRD and Post transplant diabetes. 

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October 15, 2023 8 mins

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Endocrine Review Course Learning Objectives: 

  • Define autoimmune diabetes
  • Describe the stages of progression of autoimmune diabetes
  • Know about treatment used to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes

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October 1, 2023 9 mins

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Endocrine Review Course Episode  7 Learning Objectives: 

  • Discuss the types of Monogenic diabetes 
  • Differentiate between different types of MODY 

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