Endocrine Flashcards
1
Q
Grave - treatment to manage symptoms
A
- propanolol for symptoms
- Methimazole - pregnancy
2
Q
Cortex of adrenals
A
Salt, sugar, sex (aldosterone, cortisol, testosterone)
-GFR - glomerulus, fasiculata, raticularis
Medulla - catecholamines
3
Q
Causes of hypercalcaemia
A
Primary
- hyperparathryodism
- malignancy
Other causes include sarcoidosis* vitamin D intoxication acromegaly thyrotoxicosis Milk-alkali syndrome drugs: thiazides, calcium containing antacids dehydration Addison's disease Paget's disease of the bone**
4
Q
Hashimotos
A
-antiTPO and anti-thyroglobulin antibodies
