Endocrinology & Diabetes UK Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Endocrinology & Diabetes with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Endocrinology & Diabetes Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 281: _____ is a synthetic form of T3
Answer: Liothyronine
Flashcard 282: Is thyroid eye disease symmetrical?
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Answer: Usually bilateral (but often asymmetrical)
Extra: Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (Graves' orbitopathy) is the most common cause of both unilateral and bilateral proptosis in adults. While it often presents with different degrees of severity in each eye (asymmetry), it is bilateral in the majority of cases (85-90%).
Flashcard 283: Riedel's thyroiditis is characterised by replacement of normal thyroid tissue with _____ tissue
Answer: fibrotic
Flashcard 284: Hypothyroidism can cause oedema of the face, hands & feet, this is called _____
Answer: myxoedema
Flashcard 285: A patient with known thyroid eye disease presents with blurred vision, field defect and a relative afferent pupillary defect. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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Answer: Optic neuropathy due to compression/stretching of the optic nerve
Flashcard 286: What type(s) of anaemia can be caused by hypothyroidism?
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Answer: Microcytic, normocytic, macrocytic
Flashcard 287: Thyroid eye disease may cause the eye to 'pop out' for a few seconds. This is called _____
Answer: globe subluxation
Flashcard 288: All patients with newly diagnosed or stable thyroid eye disease require a referral to a _____.
Answer: specialist thyroid eye clinic
Extra: While stable cases receive a routine referral, **emergency (same-day) referral** is indicated if there is:
1. Sudden change in vision (decreased visual acuity).
2. Color vision changes.
3. Significant proptosis with corneal exposure/ulceration.
4. Optic disc swelling.
Flashcard 289: A patient with known thyroid eye disease presents with blurred vision, field defect and a relative afferent pupillary defect. You diagnose acute optic neuropathy. What is the next step in management?
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Answer: Emergency admission to ophthalmology
Flashcard 290: AF and worsening of angina are complications of which thyroid medication?
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Answer: Levothyroxine
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