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what is sick euthyroid syndrome
Sick euthyroid syndrome
Sick euthyroid syndrome is an abnormality of the thyroid function tests that can occur in any systemic illness. The most common abnormality is that the free T3 is low with a normal to low free T4 and TSH. These patients tend to have no symptoms of thyroid disease and it is usually seen in critical illness or in starvation states. Repeat thyroid function tests should be performed in 6 weeks after the patient has recovered.
A 69 year old male presents to the general practitioner with a six week history of burning and shooting pains in both feet which is worse at night time. It is not limiting his activities of daily living and he reports the pain is 6/10 severity. His past medical history includes type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension and previous myocardial infarction. Clinical examination is unremarkable. His most recent HbA1c is 72 mmol/mol (target <53 mmol/l).
what is being descirbed here
diabetic neuropathy
what is the management of diabetic neuropathy
First line medications include duloxetine, gabapentin, pregabalin or amitriptyline. If one is ineffective a trial of one of the three other medications is indicated. The patient’s glycaemic control should also be addressed with a review of his lifestyle habits and oral medication for diabetes. Given the HbA1c of 72 mmol/mol he is likely to require an intensification of his diabetic medication
cranial DI is what
not enough ADH hormone
nephrogenic DI is what
when the problem is with the repsonse to ADH
what common cardiac drug can cause both hyper and hypo thyrodism
amiodarone
what cancer metastasise to the bone
BLT koshier pickle
breast lung , thyroid, kidney and prostate
differnce between hypogonadotrophic and hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism
Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism results from a lack of serum gonadotrophin production or action, usually due to a hypothalamo-pituitary abnormality. Hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism results from gonadal insufficiency, and manifests with elevated serum gonadotrophin concentrations in the absence of pubertal signs at the appropriate age for puberty. Examples include Turner syndrome and Klinefelter’s syndrome
what test and what hormone are identified in carcinoid syndrome
24 hour urinary 5HIAA
This is the correct answer as 5HIAA is the metabolite of serotonin the neurotransmitter which mediates the effects of carcinoid syndrome. It can be detected in sufficient quantities in the urine. Carcinoid syndrome is the release of endocrine products from tumours (often within the gut) which have potent effects such as flushing, sweating and and wheezing
62%
poorly controlled diabetes in pregnancy can lead to what
Macrosomia (birthweight >4kg) and neonatal seizures are both complications.
Macrosomia is a result of excess maternal blood glucose crossing the placenta and inducing increased insulin production in the baby.
Hypoglycaemic episodes due to sustained high fetal insulin levels after birth can lead to seizures when severe
You are evaluating a 23-year-old woman who complains of malaise, fatigue, and occasional abdominal discomfort. She was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis 3 years ago. She has normal serum immunoglobulin A concentrations. A tissue transglutaminase antibody study was negative 1 month before this current visit, and free thyroxine and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) values were normal at that time. She reports that she has been eating poorly and has lost half a stone since you saw her at the beginning of the summer.
Which of the following is the most important initial laboratory investigation?
one autoimmune condition increases your risk of another
Measurement of 9am cortisol and Synacthen test
This is a classical presentation of Addison’s disease and highlights the importance of checking cortisol in patients with thyroid disease. In this instance given the normal serum immunoglobulin A and negative TTG this makes coeliac disease unlikely. Addison’s can present as acute emergency with circulatory collapse or more chronically with symptoms of malaise and fatigue. This patient should have a cortisol test and if this is low a synacthen test should be performed. In Addison’s this will show a lack of adrenal response and an inappropriately low cortisol. One should be considering an autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (e.g autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1) given the history now of two autoimmune conditions
first line type 1 diabetic
Basal-bolus Insulin
This is the first-line treatment in type 1 diabetes. Alternatively, patients with good self-management skills may prefer to use an Insulin pump
what cardiac drug causes gynaecomastia
digoxin
does epelorone cause gynaecomastia
no
best test for phaecytochrootoma
Plasma metanephrines followed by urinary metanehprines have the best diagnostic accuracy, with 24 hour urinary catecholamines being of less value.
higher sensitivity and specificity with plasma over urine
