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Pioglitazone side effects
Weight gain Fractures Fluid retention (C.I HF) bladder cancer Liver impairment
Ix Cushings syndrome
24h urinary cortisol
Overnight dexamethasone suppression test
Pitadenoma-high dose -> reduced.cortisol,highACTH
ACTH low, cortisolnoteffected ->adrenal adenoma, (cushings syndrome)
high acth, unaffected cortisol -> ectopic acth
Raised prolactin effect
Impotence, libido loss, galactorrhea
women : amenorrhea, galactorrhea
Causes of raised prolactin
Prolactinoma pregnancy oestrogens stress, exercise, sleep acromegaly PCOS Hypothyroid Metoclopramide, domperidone phenothiazines haloperidol SSRIs, opioids
drug cause of hypercalcaemia
thiazide
Levothyroxine in pregnancy
increase dose by 50% at 4-6w
increase in TBG
measure TSH in each trimester.
breastfeeding safe.
dx HHS
hypovolaemia
glucose>30
serum osmolality >320
Mx HHS
Fluid replace0.9% saline
positive balance of 3-6 L by 12h
monitor serum osmolarity, glucose, sodium .
Addisons causes
sepsis
surgery -> exacerbations
adrenal haemorhage
steroid withdrawal
Mx addisons
100mg Hydrocortisone IM /IV
1 litre saline + dextrose 30-60m
continue steroids 6hly until stable
continue maintainence after 24h
tx prolactinoma
bromocriptine
pituitary adenoma ix
bloods - GH, prolatin, ACTH, FSH, LH, TFTs
formal visual field testing
MRI brain
de quervains phases
- hyperthyroid. painful goitre ESR
- euthyroid
- hypothyoid
- normal
thyroid globally reduced uptake
de quervains
Thyrotoxic storm
b blocker
propothyouracil
hydrocortisone
Causes of bitemporal hemianopia
Neoplastic - pituitary macroadenoma -suprasellar meningioma craniopharyngioma chiasmatic glioma
Non neoplastic aneurysm /ectatic carotid artery epidermoid cyst sarcoid dermoid cyst
Causes of carpal tunnel syndrome
Idiopathic soft tissue swelling pregnancy menopause gout acromegaly rheumatoid myxoedmea amyloidosis
Features of acromegaly
Prognathism cardiomegaly Colonic polyps macroglossia hepatosplenomegaly 30-50
Ix acromegaly
OGTT + measure GH
-failure of normal suppression of GH to < 2 in response to glucose load.
MRI pituitary adenoma
Mx acromegaly
Bromocriptine, cabergoiline
somatostatin analogues
External beam irradiation (older)
Younger, pressure sx. Transsphnoidal hypophysectomy.
Ix cushings
24 h urinary free cortisol
Overnight dex suppression test.
(1mg at midnight) then check 9am cortisol
mRI pituitary, petrosal venous sinus samploing - confirm pituitary source
Ix secondary HTN
CT adrenals Renal USS Dexsuppression test plasma metanephrines Renin: aldosterone ratio MIBG scan