Endocrine Flashcards
Which insulin do you give once a day?
basal (long acting) eg lantus
Which diabetic drug is weight neutral?
DPP4 inhibitors eg sitagliptin
What is strawberry milkshake coloured blood?
hyperlipidaemia
What are the calcium, phosphate and alkaline phosphate levels in Paget’s disease?
normal calcium and phosphate, high alkaline phosphate
Which hormone tests for pregnancy?
HCG
Which hormone peaks before ovulation?
LH (about 12 hrs before)
Which hormone is used to test for fertility?
progesterone
Which is Paget’s?
increased osteoclastic reabsorption followed by increased osteoblastic activity
Key words for Paget’s?
family history, male, old age, FH, bone pain (pelvis, lumbar spine, femur)
What is Pagets linked to?
deafness, cardiac failure, fractures, skull thickening
What is osteomalacia in children?
rickets
What are the calcium, phosphate and alk, phosphate levels in osteomalacia?
low calcium and phosphate
high alk,phosphate
What happens to bone in osteomalacia?
abnormal softening of bone due to mineralization of osteoid (immature) bone
Causes of osteomalacia?
malabsorption, poor diet or lack of sunlight
Symptoms/signs of osteomalacia?
bone pain, tenderness, fractures (especially femoral neck), proximal myopathy, waddling gait
