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Endocrinology Flashcards

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Causes of pseudohyponatraemia

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Paraprotinaemia
Hyperlipidaemia
High sugars

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Level of HbA1c diagnostic for T2DM?

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2x readings of 6.5% or above

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What level of HbA1c counts as pre diabetic?

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6-6.4%

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Causes of SIADH (HINT: think SIADH)

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Small cell lung tumour
Infection
Abscess
Drugs - carbamazepine, antipsychotics
Head injury
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What are the stages and signs of diabetic retinopathy?

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Background - dot haemorrhages (micro-aneurysms), blot haemorrhages, hard exudates

Pre-proliferative - soft exudates / cotton-wool spots (retinal infarcts)

Proliferative - new vessel growth

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