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Buzzwords Flashcards

1
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Catecholamines in the urine, headaches, hypertension, palpitations

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Phaechromocytoma

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Tanned skin without being on holiday

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Primary Addison’s (no tanning if secondary to hypopituitarism)

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3
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Increased shoe size
‘spade hands’
Wedding ring too tight

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Acromegaly

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4
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Signs of hyperthyroidism plus any eye changes, gritty eyes, amooth velvety skin

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Graves’ disease

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

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Cushings

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6
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Ketones on breath

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DKA

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Deep, laboured breathing (Kussmaul breathing)

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Metabolic acidosis (esp DKA)

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8
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“Orphan Annie” nuclei `

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Papillary thyroid cancer

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9
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Bone pain
Stones
Abdo pain
Psychiatric problema

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Hypercalcaemia (hyperparathyroidism)

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10
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Psammoma bodies

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Papillary thyroid carcinp,a

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11
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Butterfly rah

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SLE

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12
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Heat intolerance/palpitations

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Hyperthyroidism

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13
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Cold intolerance/weight gain

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Hypothyroidism

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14
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Anosmia & isolated GnRH deficiency

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Kallmann’s syndrome

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15
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Trousseau sign
Chvostek sign
QT prolongation on ECG

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Hypocalcaemia

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16
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Acute management of hypocalcaemia

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Calcium gluconate (10ml of 10% calcium gluconate over 10 mins 
50% dextrose or saline
17
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Brachdactyly of the 4th metacarpal

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Pseudohypoparathyroidism

18
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Which insulin do you take once a day?

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Basal (long acting) e.g. Lantus

19
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Which diabetic drug is weight neutral?

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DPP4 e.g. sitagliptin

20
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Normal calcium & phosphate

High Alk Phos

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Paget’s

21
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Complications of Paget’s

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Deafness
Cardiac failure
Fractures
Skull thickening

22
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Treatment of Paget’s

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Bisphosphonates

23
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Biochemical findings of osteomalacia

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Low calcium & phosphate

High Alk Phos

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