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Endo acronyms Flashcards

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symptoms of hypokalaemia

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Today’s Mini Potassium Time (tachycardia, muscle weakness, palpitations, tetany)

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hypokalaemia on ECG

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Time’s Up Small Potassium (flat T waves, prominent You waves, ST depression, long PR interval)

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symptoms of hyperkalaemia

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Crikey! Problems of More Potassium (chest pain, fast irregular Pulse, muscle weakness, paralysis)

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symptoms of carcinoid tumors

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DAS War PerFect (diarrhoea, loss of Appetite, Stomach pain, weight loss, palpitations, flushing)

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hyperosmolar hyperglycaemia state treatment

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SVIK (saline, venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, insulin, K+)

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types fo thyroid cancer

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People Find Art Magnificent (papillary, follicular, anapaestic, medullary)

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SIADH causes

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MPs Are Measly Tiny Mistakes (meningitis, post op, resp infection, meds like NSAIDs + thiazide + carbimazole, trauma, malignancy)

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symptoms of hypocalcaemia

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SPASMODICC (spasm, paraesthesia, anxious, seizures, muscle tone increased, orientation impaired (confusion), dermatitis, impetigo herpetiformis, chvostek’s sign, cardiomyopathy (long QT interval))

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symptoms of cushings

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5) work from bottom of a person up in a STRAIGHT line
proximal limb wasting
central obesity
red abdominal striae
round moon face
mood changes

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symptoms of acromegaly

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5) work from the top of a person down

BI TEMPORAL HAEMIANOPIA
prominent forehead, jaw and chin
sleep apnea (enlarged tongue causes airway obstruction)
large spade like hands and feet
ACROPARAESTHESIS- tingling/numbness in extremities

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symptom of hypercalcaemia

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My Mum Counts Calcium Blood Levels (muscle weakness, muscle tone reduction, constipation, confusion, bone aches, lethargy)

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symptoms of conns

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Mr conns owned 3 horses (hypertension, headaches, hypokalaemia symptoms- polyuria, nocturia and muscle cramps)

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symptoms of phaechromocytoma

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Sara, try the hype (sudden attack that increases in duration, tachycardia, tremor, hypertension)

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acromegaly treatment

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1st line is surgery then next three r in reverse alphabetical order
somatostatin analogue
GH antagonist
dopamine agonist

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non diabetic causes of hypoglycaemia

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EXPLAAIN
exogenous medications eg aspirin
pituitary insufficiency
liver failure
alcohol
addisons
islet cell tumor
non-pancreatic neoplasm

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diseases associated with hypothyroidism

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down the stairs, turn the corner then you’ll see it
downs syndrome
turners syndrome
coeliac disease

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disease associated with hashimotos

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HAT
hashimoto: addisons, T1DM

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causes of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

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CHHIL
chronic kidney disease
hypercalcaemia
hypokalaemia
inherited ADH receptor mutation
lithium

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