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Endocrine Flashcards

1
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Acromegaly investigations

A

IGF-1 (initial)
confirmation (growth hormone and glucose tolerance test, glucose should inhibit growth hormone)

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2
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MOA alendronic acid

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Inhibits osteoclasts

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3
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Non classical congenital adrenal hypoplasia

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Presents similarly to PCOS but also will have raised 1-17 OH progesterone

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4
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Signs of Graves disease only

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lid lag and lid retraction
periorbital oedema
exopthalmos
opthalmoplegia
optic nerve compression

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5
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Is carbimazole safe in pregnancy

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yes

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6
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Addisons, hormone

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Cortisol and aldosterone

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7
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Main cause of Addisons?

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autoimmune destruction of adrenal glands

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8
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Cause of skin hyperpigmentation in Addisons

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XS ACTH

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9
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Cause of amenorrhoea in Addisons

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High levels of prolactin

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10
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Conns disease

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XS aldosterone

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11
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Diabetes drug that doesn’t need to be adjusted in renal impairnment

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Linagliptin

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12
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Diabetes meds that cause weight loss

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GLP-1 analogue (-glutide)
SGLT-2i (-flozin)

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13
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Diabetes meds that cause weight gain

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Insulin
Pioglitazone
Sulfonylurea

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14
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Diabetes med that is at risk of hypoglycaemia

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Insulin

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15
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Diabetes meds that cause ketoacidosis

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DPP-4i (-gliptin)
GLP-1 analogue (-glutide)
SGLT-2i (-flozin)

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16
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Diabetes medication to be avoided in HF

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Pioglitazone

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17
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Diabetes medication to be avoided in bladder cancer

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Pioglitazone

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18
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Diabetes medication to be avoided in gastro disease

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GLP-1 (-glutide)

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19
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How does an insulinoma present

A

Hypoglycaemia
Rapid weight gain may be seen
high insulin, raised proinsulin:insulin ratio
high C-peptide

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20
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What is an insulinoma

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Neuroendocrine tumour deriving mainly from pancreatic Islets of Langerhans cells

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21
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Management of insulinoma

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Surgery (if not fit for somatostatin)

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22
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Where are insulinomas normally found

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Pancreas - requires a CT pancrease

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23
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Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia

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moderately high calcium with low calcium excretion (autosomal dominant)

Mx:

24
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Management of acromegaly

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Transphenoidal surgery (can use somatostatin analogue to reduce the size)

25
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Dopamine analogue example

A

Pramipexole
Ropinirole

26
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MODY 2

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Fasting glucose is normal and increase when given glucose only increases very slightly

If patients relatives have remained well for a while MODY type 2 > type 3

27
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MODY 3

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Present very similarly to type 1

28
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MODY 5

A

Renal cysts and diabetes

Treated with insulin

29
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Cushing’s investigation

A

24 hour urinary cortisol
Dexamethasone suppression test

30
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Tamoxifen MOA

A

Mixed oestrogen receptor antagonist and partial agonist

31
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Post menopausal breast cancer

A

Letrozole (aromatase inhibitor)

32
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Pre menopausal breast cancer

33
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Hormone that stops growth and fuses the epiphyseal plates

34
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How to measure the volume of the thyroid gland

35
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Hyperemesis and thyroid bloods

A

Appears to have hyperthyroidism but this is driven by BHCG, can observe and wait to normalise if no symptoms

36
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Thyroid lymphoma management

A

RCHOP + external beam radiotherapy

37
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Medullary carcinoma

A

Calcitonin

38
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Type of cancer causing stridor and regional lymphadenopathy

A

Anaplastic carcinoma

38
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Thyroid lymphoma

A

Seen in over 60s

39
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Acromegaly cancer link

A

Colorectal cancer

40
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How is denosumab given

A

SC 6 monthly

41
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How is teriparatide given

A

Daily injection

42
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When is metformin CI

43
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Why does metaclopramide cause galactorrhoea

A

It is a dopamine antagonist that binds to the D2 receptors on pituitary lactotrophs stimulating prolactin. Prolactin causes galactorrhoea (also inhibits GnRH so can cause amenorrhoea)

44
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Diabetic amyotrophy presentation

A

Proximal muscle weakness

45
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Hashimotos antibodies

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HYPOTHYROIDISM anti-TPO or anti-Tg

46
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Graves disease

A

HYPERTHYROIDIDM
anti TSH or anti-TPO

47
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What is prolactin controlled by

A

Under negative control of dopamine

48
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Nelsons syndrome

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Cushings and development of an ACTH producing tumour –> causes skin pigmentation and bitemporal hemianopeia

49
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Acromegaly hormone and ix

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XS GH, serum IGF-1/OGTT

50
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Cushings hormone and ix

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XS cortisol, dexamethasone suppression test or 2x 24 hour urinary cortisol levels

51
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Addisons hormone and ix

A

Decrease in cortisol
SynACTHen test

52
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Conns hormone and ix

A

XS aldosterone
aldosterone:renin
MRI/renal vein sampling

53
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Early pregnancy hyperthyroid management

A

Propyluracil

54
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Late pregnancy hyperthyroid management

A

Carbamazapine as propyluracil has an increased risk of hepatic toxicity

55
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Insulinoma investigation

A

72 hour supervised fast

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