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Abstract

Thyroid history and examination is one of the very important topics for the OSCE. It is frequently repeated. It is very important to practice focused history and thyroid examination well before the actual examination. When I used to practice with my colleagues for OSCE, I found it very difficult to complete both the history and examination of the thyroid in 8–10 min.

Diabetes is also a very important topic for the OSCE. Diabetes-related topics can come in many different forms: a simple first visit history and examination, a diabetic foot examination, a teenage patient with diabetes, or with atypical presentations, for example, fatigue.

This chapter will outline a few common topics related to diabetes and the thyroid.

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    4. Mayo Clinic. Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid). https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypothyroidism/symptoms-causes/syc-20350284.

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    1. Mallacoota Medical Centre, Mallacoota, VIC, Australia

      Mubashar Hussain Sherazi

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      Mubashar Hussain Sherazi

    2. Foothills Medical Centre, Division of General Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

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    Sherazi, M.H. (2019). The Endocrine System. In: Sherazi, M., Dixon, E. (eds) The Objective Structured Clinical Examination Review . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95444-8_13

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