Endocrine Flashcards
General inspection
Anxiousness, weight loss, lid retraction, exopthalmos
Vitals
Respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure, oxygen saturation
Hands
Tremor, nails, clubbing, onycholysis, palmar erythema, sweating, warmth, palmar crease pallor, pulse
Upper limb
Proximal myopathy, reflexes, wrist, biceps
Face
Chemosis, eyelids, retraction, lid lag
Neck
Lumps, swellings, drink water + inspect, scars, dilated veins, skin redness, Palpate: size, shape, consistency, tenderness, mobility, thrills, lymph nodes, tracheal deviation, percussion, auscultation, bruit (BELL), stridor, Pemberton’s sign
Chest
JVP, bulging, exopthalmos (protrudes), percuss lung bases, auscultate lung bases
Legs
Inspect + palpate
Pretibial myxoedema
Proximal myopathy (leg to chest), reflexes, ankle and knee, gynaecomastia, auscultate heart, concluding remarks, TFTS (thyroid function tests).