Endo Flashcards
Causes of thyrotoxicosis
- Graves
- toxic nodular goitre
- acute phase of subacute (de Quervain’s) thyroiditis
- acute phase of post-partum thyroiditis
- acute phase of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- amiodarone therapy
Management of papillary and follicular thyroid cancers
Total thyroidectomy
Followed by radioiodine I-131
Yearly thyroglobulin levels to detect recurrence
Follow up for gestational diabetes when glucose normal after birth?
Fasting blood glucose check at 6-13 weeks postpartum
Management of thyrotoxic storm:
Propylthiouracil (PTU) + corticosteroids + propranolol.
MEN I cancers
3Ps:
Parathyroid
Pituitary
Pancreas (insulinoma, gastrinoma)
Also adrenal + thyroid
MEN IIa cancers
Medullary thyroid
+ 2Ps:
Parathyroid
Phaeochromocytoma
MEN IIb cancers
Medullary thyroid
+ 1P:
Phaochromocytoma
Marfanoid
Neuromas
Genetics MEN I
‘MEN1 gene’
Genetics MEN IIa
RET oncogene
Genetics MEN IIb
RET oncogene
Canakinumab MOA
Inhibits interleukin-1B receptor binding
Canakinumab use
Acute gout where NSAIDs or colchicine are not tolerated or ineffective
pH indicating severe DKA
pH <7
Blood ketone, severe DKA
blood ketone >6 mmol/L
Bicarbonate level, severe DKA
Bicarbonate < 5 mmol/L
Normal anion gap
< 16 mmol/L
Potassium level indicating severe DKA
Potassium < 3.5 mmol/L on admission
Obs suggesting severe DKA
Tachycardia/bradycardia
Systolic BP < 90 mmHg
Sats <92% on air
GCS
Thiazolidinedione example
Pioglitazone
Anti-diabetic linked to bladder cancer
pioglitazone (Thiazolidinedione)
Thiazolinedione (pioglitazone) MOA
Insulin sensitizer
PPAR-gamma receptor agonist
Long-term management of diabetic gastroparesis
Domperidone, metoclopramide or erythromycin
Management of myxoedema coma
IV thyroid replacement IV fluid IV corticosteroids (until coexisting adrenal insufficiency excluded) Electrolyte replacement Rewarming
Myxoedema coma presentation
Confusion
Hypothermia
Bradycardia
Profoundly hypothyroid
Marker for medullary thyroid cancer
Calcitonin
Sulfonylurea example
Gliclazide
Gliptin example (DPP-4 inhibitor)
Sitagliptin
Thiazolidinedione example
Pioglitazone
SGLT-2 inhibitor examples
Dapagliflozin,
Empagliflozin
GLP-1 mimetic examples
Exenatide,
Liraglutide
Pioglitazone (Thiazolidinedione) side effects
Weight gain Fluid retention Liver impairment Increased risk of fractures Increased risk of bladder cancer
Management of hypertriglyceridaemia
Fibrates (fenofibrate)
Statins may be indicated if mixed hyperlipidaemia
Causes of primary hypothyroidism
Iodine deficiency
Iatrogenic (thyroidectomy, radioiodine, drugs)
Autoimmune (Hashimoto’s, atrophic)
Thyroiditis (post-viral/DeQuervain, post-partum)
Carbimazole side effect
Neutropenia
Cholestasis
Rash
Test to diagnose thyroiditis
Thyroid scintigraphy - shows reduced uptake of iodine-131
Features of abetalipoproteinemia
Steatorrhoea + poor growth
Neurological dysfunciton
Visual impairment
Treatment of abetalipoproteinemia
Dietary fat restriction
High-dose Vitamin E
Deficiency in Abetalipoproteinemia
Apolipoprotein B-48 + B-100
QRISK2 score should not be used in:
> =85 years
Type 1 diabetics
eGFR <60 / albuminuria
FH of familial hyperlipidaemia
Offer statin primary prevention in T1DM if:
Older than 40, or, Had diabetes >10 years, or, Have nephropathy, or, Have other CVD risk factors
Criteria for continuing GLP-1 mimetic
Only continue if HbA1c reduced by >=11 after 6 months
1st line drug in MODY
Sulfonyurea (eg glipizide)
1st line treatment for prolactinoma (even if very large!)
Dopamine agonist (cabergoline, bromocriptine)
Pseudo-hypoparathyroidism Type 1a AKA
Albright’s Hereditary Osteodystrophy
Initial insulin regime in type 1 diabetic - new diagnosis in adult
Basal-bolus using twice-daily insulin detemir
Findings in Gitelman’s syndrome (defective NaCl transporter)
Hypokalaemia
Normotensive
Low urinary calcium
T1DM glucose target, on waking
5-7mmol/L
T1DM glucose target, before meals
4-7mmol/L
T1DM glucose target, 90min after eating
5-9mmol/L
Type 1 RTA - location + defect
Distal tubule, inability to secrete H+ into urine
Causes of type 1 RTA (distal)
Idiopathic
Rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, Sjogren’s
Amphotericin B toxicity
NSAID nephropathy
Type 2 RTA (proximal) - defect
Decreased HCO3 reabsorption
Causes of type 2 RTA (proximal)
Idiopathic
Fanconi syndrome, Wilson’s disease, Cystinosis
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
Outdated tetracyclines
Type 3 RTA - caused by
carbonic anhydrase II deficiency
Type 4 RTA - location + defect
proximal tubule, decreased ammonium excretion
Type 4 RTA - caused by
hypoaldosteronism
diabetes
(NSAIDs)
Type 1 RTA - metabolic effect
Hyperchloraemia
Severe metabolic acidosis,
with Hypokalaemia
Type 2 RTA - metabolic effect
Hyperchloraemic metabolic acidosis,
Hypokalaemia
Type 4 RTA - metabolic effect
hyperchloraemic metabolic acidosis,
with hypERkalaemia
Type 3 RTA (mixed) - metabolic effect
Hyperchloraemic metabolic acidosis
Hypokalaemia
Primary hyperparathyroidism - definitive management
Total parathyroidectomy
Primary hyperparathyroidism - conservative management considered if:
> 50 yo
Calcium level less than 0.25 mmol/L over upper limit
No evidence of end-organ damage
Cinacalcet (calcium mimetic) is used in
Primary hyperparathyroidism, to reduce calcium levels
Glucagonoma features
Diabetes
VTE
Necrolytic migratory erythema
Management of prolactinoma
1st line: dopamine agonist (cabergoline, bromocriptine)
2nd line: surgery
Contraindication to pioglitazone
Congestive cardiac failure
Sulfonylurea (eg gliclazide) MOA
Increases glucose-independent insulin release
GLP-1 agonist MOA
Binds GLP-1 receptor on beta cells to increase glucose-dependent insulin secretion
DPP4 inhibitors (sitagliptin) MOA
Inhibit breakdown of GLP-1 to increase glucose-dependent insulin secretion
Metformin MOA
Biguanide: Insulin sensitizer
Thiazolidinediones (pioglitazone) MOA
Insulin sensitizer
SGLT-1 inhibitor MOA
Inhibit glucose reabsorption in kidney
Acromegaly - sources of raised GH
- Pituitary adenoma 95%
- Ectopic GHRH/GH (pancreatic tumour)
Acromegaly features
Facial features + large hands, feet, jaw, tongue
Sweating (gland hypertrophy)
Tumour: bitemporal hemianopia, hypopituitarism, raised prolactin
Acromegaly genetics
MEN-1 in 6%
Acromegaly complications
HTN
Diabetes
Cardiomyopathy
Colorectal cancer
Deficiency in congenital adrenal hyperplasia
21-hydroxylase deficiency (90%)
11-beta hydroxylase deficiency (5%)
17-hydroxylase deficiency (very rare)
Inheritance pattern of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Autosomal recessive
Diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Raised 17-OH progesterone
Features of 21-hydroxylase mutation (Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia)
- Virilisation
- Salt wasting
- Hypovolemia/shock
Features of CAH - 11-beta hydroxylase mutation
- Hypertension
- Virilisation
Features of CAH - 17-alpha hydroxylase mutation
- Hypertension
- No virilisation
Insulin stress test cushings vs pseudo-cushings
Cushings: limited rise in cortisol
Pseudo-cushings: normal rise in cortisol
Tests to confirm Cushings syndrome/pseudo-cushings is present
- Overnight dexamethasone suppression test
- 24hr urinary free cortisol
Kallman syndrome
Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism
Failure of migration of GnRH-releasing neurons and olfactory neurons
Hormone levels in Kallmann’s syndrome
- Low GnRH
- Low gonadotrophs (LH, FHS)
- Low sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone)
- Other pituitary hormones normal
Kallmann’s syndrome - inheritance pattern
X-linked recessive
Kallmann’s syndrome - features
Delayed puberty Low sex hormones Small testes Anosmia Tall