Osce questions
OSCE QUESTION TYPES OF MODY AND TYPE TO WHICH THIS PARTY BELONGS TO? MODY stands for “ Maturity-onset diabetes of the young ” and was given that name in the past because it acted more like adult type of diabetes (Type 2 Diabetes) but was found in young people. MODY limits the body's ability to produce insulin, but is different than the juvenile type of diabetes (Type 1 Diabetes). There are now at least 14 different known MODY mutations. They include GCK, HNF1A, HNF4A, HNF1B, INS, NEURO1, PDX1, PAX4, ABCC8, KCNJ11, KLF11, CEL, BLK, and APPL1 . The key features of MODY are: • Being diagnosed with diabetes under the age of 25. • Having a parent with diabetes, with diabetes in two or more generations. • Not necessarily needing insulin. Probably my patient belong to MODY type 2 because of little glycemic deterioration with no micro vascular complications . Learning points LEARNING POINTS: * I have learnt different types of diabetes and the clinical methods available to detect
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