Chempath (past paper) Flashcards
Distinguish between HONK and DKA
Anion gap
Thyroid cancers
- Medullary
- Papillary
- Follicular
- Anaplasitc
Features
- MEN2, Calcitonin, Parafrollicular “C” cells
- Psammoma bodies
- Nodules and mets
- Elderly
Rate limiting haem synthesis
ALA synthase
Deficiency of this –> high urea
HGPRT
in e.g. Lesch Nyhan Syndrome
Hyperuricaemia, Gout, PRT (Prutt)
Gynaecomastia + wants viagra
Prolactinoma (prolactin will be >6000)
Rounded mass with glands and mucin in Liver
Met from pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Histology of acute fatty liver hep
Ballooned cells, mallory denk bodies, neutrophils
Alcoholic hepatitis with fibrosis
Ballooned cells, mallory denk bodies, MEGAMITOCHONDRIA, pericentricular fibrosis
AFP raised in?
HCC, pregnancy, testicular Ca
What type of Br can be seen in urine?
Unconjugated only (e.g. haemolysis)
High Br, high ALP, high GGT
Could be drug induced cholestasis
Corrected calcium
measured + 0.02(40-albumin)
Baby with seizures, low Ca, low PTH
Primary hypoparathyroidism in e.g. Di George
Low mood after renal transplant for longstnading renal disease (high Ca, high PTH)
Tertiary hyperparathyroidism
B12 vs folate deficiency
B12: glossitis, jaundice, dementia, other AI conditions, vegans
Folate: diarrhoea, methotrexate
IBD can cause either (methotrexate->folate, loss of terminal ileum absorption->B12)
Vitamins B1 B2 B3 (Niacin) B6
B1 - WKS/beri beri –> cardio/neuro (RBC transketeolase)
B2 - Riboflavin (glossitis, RBC glutanthione reductase)
B3 Niacin - Pellagra - dementia, diarrhoea, dermatitis
B6 - Pyridoxine (dermatitis, anaemia, neuropathy)
Denosumab target
RANK-L on Osteoclasts (inhibit) for osteoporosis or bony mets
Allopurinol interacts with
Azathioprine
Acute intermittent porphyria Ix
Urine PBG (and Urine ALA)
In guthrie how do you measure
Hypothyroid
CF
MCADD
TSH
Immune reactive trypsin
Acylcarnitine
Normal anion gap
18mM
Primary hyperparathyroidism Vit D levels
Vit D is low as it is consumed
High Ca + haematuria
Renal stone
Band keropathy
Long term hyperCa