Endo Flashcards
rings/clothes no longer fit, inc sweating, coarse facial feat, headaches, carpel tunnel, sleep apnea
acromegaly
inc pigmentation, postural HTN, loss of body hair, fatigue, wight loss, recent TB inf,
Adrenal insuf
addisons
gradual onset, painful morning stiffness, ? mark posture
ankylosing spondylitis
convulsions, arythmies, tetany, paraesthesia, trousseau, chvostek
hypocal
renal stones, bone pain, polyuria, abdo pain, depression, anxiety
hypercal
paroxysmal flushing, diarrhoea, cramping, abdo pain, wheeze, sweating,
urine - inc 5HIAA
carcinoid syndrome
centripetal obesity, fat pad on back, ankle oedema, purple striae
cushings syndro
polyuria, polydipsia, nocturia, hyponat (lethargy, irritability, confusion)
DI
polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss, tiredness
DM
N&V, kussmaul breathing, abdo pain, sweet breath
DKA
acute mono arthritis esp in 1 MTP,
joint aspirate = turbid/yelloww/ dec viscosity and inc WCC
gout
muscle weakness, VF, ECG (absent p, wide QRS, tented T)
hyperkal
muscle weakness and spasm, cardiac arrhythmia, polyuria/polydipsia
hypokal
lethargy, irritability, thirst, signs of dehydration, confusion, fits, coma
hypernat
postural HTN, dry mucous memb, tachycardia,
RF - vom, diuretics,periph oedema
hypovol hyponat
pehiph oedema, inc JVP
Hx of HF, cirrhosis, nephrotic syndro
hypervol hyponat
galactorrhea, amenorrhoea, infertility, dec libido
hyperprolactinaemia
heat intolerance, palp, tachycardia, weight loss, diarrhoea, mentrual irreg, tremor
hyperthy
cold intolerance, bradycardia, lethargy, weight gain, constipation, dry skin
hypothy
joint pain (worse at end of day), joint stiffness in morning, joint crepitus esp in weight bearing/heavily used joints
osteoarthritis
fractures, bone pain, proximal myopathy, fatigue, hypocal
osteomalacia
inc fractures, back pain, thoracic kyphosis
RF - post menopause, steroids, cushings,SLE
osteoporosis
bone pain (esp femur, pelvis and skull), sensorineural hearing loss, bone bossing, warm skin over painful area
Pagets
paroxysmal attacks of palp, headaches, episodic sweating
inc catecholamines in urine
phaecromocytoma
hirsutism, acne, oligo/amenorrhoea, weight gain
POS
HTN, symptoms of hypokal (muscle weakness, cramps, polyuria, nocturia)
hyperaldosteronism
conns
Reiter syndro - can’t see (conjunctivitis), can’t pee (urethritis), can’t climb a tree (arthritis)
2 weeks after inf (chlamydia, campylobacter, gonorrhoea, shigella)
reactive arthritis
morning joint pain and joint stiffness, joint deformities, nodules, lymphadenopathy, fever, weight loss, AoCD
rheumatoid arthritis
severe pain/swelling and dec range of movement in one joint (normally knee), fever, joint aspirate shows >90% neutrophils
septic arthritis
dec serum Na, inc urine osmo, inc urine Na
SIADH
inv for acromegaly
serum IGF-1
OGTT - failure to suppress GH after 75mg glucose load
Brain MRI to visualise tumour
Management for acromegaly
transphenoidal hypophysectomy somatostatin analogue (octreotide)
hormones def in addisons
mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, androgens
Inv for addisons
9am cortisol <100nmol
short synACTHen test - serum cortisol <550 @30mins