Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

_____ is used in the management of thyroid storms to inhibit thyroid hormone synthesis

_____ is the first-line dopamine agonist used to treat symptomatic prolactinomas

Which anti-thyroid drug regime is preferred? _____

Patients with pituitary adenomas that are incompletely resected or remain hypersecretory after surgery may require _____

A patient with a pituitary adenoma experiences sudden-onset hypopituitarism. What complication is likely to have occured? _____

_____ may be used to investigate for bitemporal hemianopia in patients with pituitary tumours

Hint: What investigation

What is the first-line definitive management of Grave's disease? _____

What is the gold-standard imaging investigation for pituitary adenomas? _____

What is the first-line definitive management of Toxic multinodular goitre/Toxic adenoma? _____

_____ pituitary adenomas present with acromegaly (in adults) or gigantism (in childhood)

Hint: What cell type?