Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes mellitus appears frequently in both core and intermediate curricula, hence this section acts as something of a launchpad for all things diabetes-related.
An SAQ on the topic from 2019 (72% pass rate) saw candidates lose marks on perioperative glucose monitoring and management of oral hypoglycaemic agents.
A repeat CRQ in 2023 (80% pass rate) was 'well answered' overall although the 'choice of fluids to accompany an insulin infusion' was not widely appreciated.
Final FRCA
- Perioperative approach to the patient with diabetes mellitus
- Diabetic neuropathic pain
- Regional anaesthesia in the patient with diabetes
- Intensive care medicine
Primary FRCA
- Physiology
- Insulin physiology
- Diabetes mellitus as a disease
- Renal glucose handling
- Pharmacology: Drugs used in the management of diabetes mellitus
- Equipment: Glucometers and ketone-meters