Endocrinology

Question 1

Catecholamines in the urine, headaches, hypertension and palpitations

Answer 1

Phaeochromocytoma

Question 2

Tanned skin without being on holiday

Answer 2

Addison’s disease

Question 3

Increased shoe size, spade hands, wedding ring too tight

Answer 3

Acromegaly

Question 4

Signs of hyperthyroidism

+ eye changes, gritty eyes, smooth velvety skin

Answer 4

Grave’s disease

Question 5

Moon face, proximal weakness, stretch marks, buffalo hump, abdominal pain

Answer 5

Cushings

Question 6

Ketones on breath (sweet smelling/pear drops)

Answer 6

DKA

Question 7

Deep Laboured Breathing

Answer 7

Kussmaul breathing

Metabolic acidosis - esp DKA

Question 8

‘Orphan Annie’ nuclei

Answer 8

Papillary thyroid cancer

Question 9

Bone pain, stones, abdominal pain, psychiatric problems

Answer 9

Hypercalcaemia

Hyperparathyroidism

Question 10

Psammoma bodies

Answer 10

Found in papillary thyroid carcinomas

Question 11

Butterfly rash

Answer 11

SLE

Question 12

Heat intolerance/palpitations

Answer 12

Hyperthyroidism

Question 13

Cold intolerance/weight gain

Answer 13

Hypothyroidism

Question 14

Anosmia and isloated GnRH deficiency

Answer 14

Kallmann’s syndrome

Question 15

Trousseau sign, Chvotsek sign and QT prolongation

Answer 15

Hypocalcaemia

Question 16

Acute management of hypocalcaemia

Answer 16

IV calcium gluconate (10ml of 10% calcium gluconate over 10 minutes in 50% dextrose/saline)

Question 17

Brachydactyly of the 4th metacarpal

Answer 17

Pseudohypoparathyroidism