Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

A 22-year old female asthmatic patient with symptomatic hyperthyroidism presents to GP requesting medication to control her symptoms. What should you give her? _____

The management of _____, non-functional (non-secretory) pituitary adenomas is observation only

Hint: symptomatic?

What is the first line symptomatic management of hyperthyroidism?\n_____

_____ are the first-line management of symptomatic prolactinomas of the pituitary gland

What investigations can be used to confirm hypercortisolism? _____, 24-hour urinary free cortisol, late-night salivary cortisol

Functional Pituitary adenomas result in _____pituitarism

_____ is a life-threatening complication of thyrotoxicosis characterised by fever, tachycardia, N&V and altered mental state

_____ is a treatment regime used for chronic hyperthyroidism that involves using anti-thyroid drugs to block thyroid hormone synthesis and replacing them with levothyroxine

Thyroid storm TFTs: • TSH: _____ • T3/T4: ↑

Hint: ↓↔↑

The investigation used to confirm suspected **hyperprolactinemia** is _____.