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Endocrinology Flashcards

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Secondary and tertiary causes of hypothyroidism

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Secondary:
Hypopituitarism
Impaired TSH synthesis

Tertiary:
Hypothalamic damage (tumours, surgery, radiotherapy)
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Causes of hyperthyroidism

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Primary (high T3/4, low TSH):
Graves disease
Toxic multinodular goitre
Toxic adenoma
Exogenous (iodine excess)
Ectopic thyroid tissue
Thyroid follicular carcinoma
Drugs (amiodarone, lithium)
Postpartum

Secondary (high T3/4, high TSH):
TSH-secreting pituitary tumour

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Signs and symptoms of insulinoma

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Hypos when ordinarily would be fine
Whipple’s triad
CNS and GI phenomena

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Presentation of hypothyroidism

CHAMPS

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C - change in bowels (constipation)
H - hair loss
A - appetite / weight (decrease in appetite, weight gain)
M - menstruation (increase, menorrhagia)
P - prefers temperature (hot - cold intolerance)
S - skin changes (cold, dry, loss of outer 1/3 eyebrows)

Plus:
Tired, sleepy, lethargic, low mood, hoarse voice, decreased memory/cognition, dementia, myalgia, cramps, weakness, poor libido

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Thyroid pathology

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Hypothalamus (TRH)->
Anterior pituitary (TSH) ->
Thyroid gland (T3 & T4)
Peripheral conversion of T4 to T3

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What is insulinoma?

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Benign islet cell tumour, sporadic or MEN

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Complications of hyperthyroidism

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HF
Angina
AF
Osteoporosis
Exophthalmos
Gynaecomastia 
Thyroid storm
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Conditions associated with hypothyroidism

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Other autoimmune (T1DM, Addison's, PA)
Downs and Turners
CF
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Ovarian hyper-stimulation
POEMS syndromes
Pregnancy problems
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Investigations in thyroid disease

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T3/4
TSH
T3/4 ratio
Hyperglycaemia
Hypercalcaemia
Elevated ALP
Leukocytosis
Elevated liver enzymes
Cortisol raised
Thyroid antibodies
Radioiodine uptake scans
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3 types of thyroid cancer

P, F, M

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Papillary (60%)
Follicular (25%)
Medullary (5%)
Lymphoma (5%)
Anaplastic (rare)
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Management of hyperthyroidism

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Decreasing T4->T3 conversion
Propranolol - symptomatic relief 
Potassium perchlorate - used in amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis
Radioiodine ablation
Thyroidectomy
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Lumps in the thyroid

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Diffuse goitre (endemic, congenital, secondary to goitrogens, acute thyroiditis, physiological, autoimmune

Nodular goitre (multinodular, fibrotic)

Solitary thyroid nodule (cyst, adenoma, malignancy)

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Signs of Graves disease

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Eye disease: exophthalmos, ophthalmoplegia
Pretibial myxoedema
Thyroid acropachy

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Primary causes of hypothyroidism

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Hashimotos
Primary atrophy hypothyroidism
iodine deficiency
Post-thyroidectomy/radioiodine
Drugs induced (anti-thyroid drugs)
Subacute thyroiditis
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Classification of hyperlipidaemia

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Primary:
Idiopathic
Familial

Secondary: 
Hypothyroidism
Diabetes
Renal disease
Liver disease
Alcohol
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Targets of thyroid treatments

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Stop hormone synthesis
Release
Conversion from T4->T3
Control symptoms
Control systemic decompensation with supportive therapy
17
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What is a thyroglossal cyst?

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Embryological remnant
Fluctuating swelling in/near midline
Moves upwards when patient protrudes tongue (attached to tract of thyroid)
Moves on swallowing (attached to larynx)

18
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Signs and symptoms of hypoglycaemia

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Whipple’s triad:
During starvation
Hypoglycaemia
Relieved by sugar

Autonomic/early:
Sweating, anxiety, tremor, palpitations, dizziness

Neuroglycopenic/later:
Confusion, personality changes, drowsiness, visual troubles, seizures, coma

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Presentation of hyperthyroidism

CHAMPS

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C - change in bowels (diarrhoea)
H - hair loss
A - appetite / weight
M - menstruation 
P - preferred temperature (heat intolerance)
S - skin changes (sweaty, clammy)

Plus:
Overactive, palpitations, tremor, anxious, irritable, labile emotions

20
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Causes of hypoglycaemia

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DIABETIC
High insulin:
Increased activity, missed meal, overdose of medication

NONDIABETIC: EXPLAIN
Exogenous drugs
Pituitary insufficiency
Liver failure
Addison's
Islet cell tumours
Non-pancreatic neoplasms
Post-prandial - dumping syndrome
21
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Investigations for thyroid lumps

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T3 & T4
Thyroid autoantibodies
CXR
USS thyroid
Radionuclide scans
FNA and cytology
CT/MRI
22
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Subclassfication of hyperlipidaemia

1LP, 2LD, 3 with E, 4 gets more

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1 - Familial, LPL deficiency, increased triglycerides

2 - LDL receptor deficiency, increased LDL

3 - ApoE deficiency

4 - VLDL, increased VLDL, pancreatitis

23
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Define hypoglycaemia

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<4mmol/L

<2.2 serious

24
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Presentation of hyperlipidaemia

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Incidental finding:
Opportunistic shock
Health screening
Investigation of chest pain)

Presentation with clinical sequelae:
MI
Acute pancreatitis
Xanthelasma
Corneal arcus
Tendon xanthomata

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