ENDOCRINE

Question 1

catecholamines in the urine, headaches, hypertension and palpitations

Answer 1

phaeochromocytoma

Question 2

tanned skin, no recent holiday

Answer 2

addison’s

Question 3

increased shoe size, spade hands, wedding ring too tight

Answer 3

acromegaly

Question 4

signs go hyperthyroidism, eye changes, gritty eyes, smooth velvety skin

Answer 4

graves disease

Question 5

moon face, proximal weakness, stretch marks, buffalo hump, abdominal fat

Answer 5

cushings

Question 6

sweet smelling breath

Answer 6

DKA

Question 7

kussmaul breathing

Answer 7

metabolic acidosis (esp DKA)

Question 8

bone pain, kidney stones, abdominal pain, psychiatric problems (moans, bones, stones, and groans)

Answer 8

hypercalcaemia

Question 9

butterfly rash

Answer 9

SLE

Question 10

heat intolerance, palpitations

Answer 10

hyperthyroidism

Question 11

cold intolerance, weight gain

Answer 11

hypothyroidism

Question 12

trousseau sign, Chvostek sign and QT prolongation on ECG

Answer 12

hypocalcaemia

Question 13

5 I’s of DKA causes

Answer 13

infection, ischaemia, infarction, ignorance, intoxication

Question 14

loss of outer third of eyebrows

Answer 14

hypothyroidism