Paper 1

Endocrinology

157 topics · 372 MCQs

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Endocrinology in FCPS Part 1

Endocrinology rewards mechanism understanding above almost everything else. Once you understand feedback loops and hormone axes, the diseases drop into place predictably.

Approx. paper weightage: 6–8%

🎯 High-yield areas

→ HPA axis — Cushing's, Addison's, CAH
→ Thyroid — hyper, hypo, thyroiditis, antibodies
→ Diabetes — pathophysiology, complications, drugs
→ Calcium homeostasis — PTH, vitamin D, calcitonin
→ Pituitary disorders — acromegaly, hyperprolactinaemia, SIADH

📚 Recommended textbooks

Guyton (endocrine chapters) + Robbins (endocrine pathology)

Mechanism + disease, both essential.

💡 Strategy from doctors who passed

✓ Draw the HPA axis from memory. It's the foundation of the entire subject.

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