BUZZWORDS

Question 1

catecholamines in urine, headaches, hypertension and palpitations

Answer 1

phaechromocytoma

Question 2

tanned skin without being on holiday

Answer 2

addisons

Question 3

increased shoe size, spade hands, wedding ring too tight

Answer 3

acromegaly

Question 4

signs of hyperthyroidism plus any eye changes, gritty eyes, smooth velvety skin

Answer 4

graves

Question 5

moon face, proximal weakness, stretch marks, buffalo hump, abdo fat

Answer 5

cushings

Question 6

ketones on breath

Answer 6

DKA

Question 7

deep laboured breathing

Answer 7

metabolic acidosis

Question 8

orphan annie nuclei

Answer 8

papillary thyroid cancer

Question 9

bone pain
stones
abdo pain
psychiatric problems

Answer 9

hypercalcaemia (hyperparathyroidism)

Question 10

psammoma bodies

Answer 10

papillary thyroid cancers

Question 11

butterfly rash

Answer 11

SLE

Question 12

heat intolerance/palpitations

Answer 12

hyperthyroidism

Question 13

cold intolerance/weight gain

Answer 13

hypothyroisism

Question 14

anosmia and isolated GnRH deficiency

Answer 14

Kallmann’s syndrome

Question 15

trousseau sign, chvostek sign and QT prolongation

Answer 15

hypocalcaemia

Question 16

acute management of hypocalcaemia

Answer 16

IV calcium gluconate

Question 17

brachydactyly of 4th metacarpal

Answer 17

pseudohypoparathyroidism