Endo Flashcards
Common Signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism
1)Heat intolerance
2)Tachycardia and palpitations
3)Heat intolerance
4)Weight loss
5)Miscarriage
6)Nervousness and irritability
7)Poor sleep
8)Shakiness and myopathy:hand tremors
9)Diarrhoea
10)Shorter or lighter menstrual periods(oligomenorrhea)
Atypical signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism
Atrial fibrillation in elderly
Single nodule mass in elderly(toxic adenoma)
Apathy
Steatorrhea(malabsorption syndrome)
Acute psychotic Attack:violence and anger
Young onset osteoporosis
Endocrinology causes of osteoporosis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Cushing’s syndrome
- Hypogonadism
Signs of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis
-Suddenly unable to move eg getting up from toilet
-More common in Asians
-Together with typical hyperthyroidism signs(?)
Causes of orbital swelling
Hyperthyroid
Angioedema in allergic run
Raynaud’s disease
Difference in texture of Graves and Hashimotos
Graves thyroid tends to be soft, Hashimoto will be firm
Indications for PTU use over carbimazole
1) 1st and 2nd trimester of pregnancy
2) Thyrotoxic storm(because of inhibition of peripheral conversion of t3 to t4
Indications for thyroidectomy
4Cs
Cancer
Compression
Cosmetics
Complications
Risk of thyroidectomy
1) Vocal cord palsy and stridor
2) post operative hypocalcemia
3) Early onset dementia if not compliant to medications,because of complete removal of thyroid
Signs of thyrotoxic/thyroid storm
Young,high fever,tachycardia and goitre
What is the renal threshold level for glucose?
about 160–180 mg/dL (8.9-10 mmol/L), the proximal tubule becomes overwhelmed and begins to excrete glucose in the urine. This point is called the renal threshold for glucose (RTG).
6Is of DKA and HHS
Insulin: Undiagnosed or noncompliant
Infection: UTI, pneumonia etc
Inflammation: cholecystitis, pancreatitis etc
Infarction: AMI,stroke etc
Intoxication: Alcohol,toxins
Iatrogenic: drugs,surgery
Mx of DKA acronym
SPIDER
Saline
Potassium
Insulin
Dextrose
Electrolyte abnormalities+ Eat nothing
Reason(underlying)
Sx of DKA
Polyuria(due to glucosuria)
Dehydration
N/V
Abdominal pain
Kussmaul breathing
Sweet breath(acetate)
In thyroid PE carotid bruit,thyroid acropachy and oncolysis is specific for?
Graves
Causes of Addison disease(primary adrenal insufficency)
- Ischemic injury and necrosis due to shock(Waterhouse Friderichsen syndrome)
- DIVC
- Trauma(blunt or postoperative)
- R
enal mass causing hemorrhage
. Short course of corticosteroids - Autoimmune causes
- Infectious causes eg TB, CMV
- Infiltrative causes( amyloidosis, Hemochromatosis)
- VTEs
- Vitamin B5 deficiency
Management of DKA
SPIDER
- IV fluids,saline or hartmanns
- Balance electrolytes especially K
- IV insulin infusion
- Treat underlying cause
- Avoid complications
Types of diabetes insipidus
CDI: Central
NDI: Nephrogenic
Antihypertensive contraindicated in pheochromocytoma
Beta blocker: releases peripheral adrenaline at B2, may cause hypertensive crisis
USE alpha blocker: phenoxybenzamine
Mx of pheochromocytoma
Pharmacological: Alpha blocker phenoxybenzamine
Surgical: Adrenalectomy
Condition that is most specific for Pretibial Myxedema
Graves disease, esp TrAb positive
Gold standard test for acromegaly
Growth hormone suppression test with 75g OGTT and 30mins serial HGH measurements