Endo Flashcards

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Features limited to Graves

A
  • pretibial myxoedema
  • eye signs:
    Exophthalmos
    Opthalmoplegia
  • Thyroid acropachy (triad):
    digital clubbing
    soft tissue swelling of the hands and feet
    periosteal new bone formation
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Antibodies in graves disease?

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TSH receptor stimulating antibodies (90%)
anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (75%)

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