Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

Flashcard 291: Thyroid _____ testing should be considered in patients with suspected autoimmune thyroiditis

Answer: antibody

Flashcard 292: Is thyroid eye disease symmetrical? _____

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 293: Hypothyroidism can cause oedema of the face, hands & feet, this is called _____

Answer: myxoedema

Flashcard 294: Hoarse voice is associated with _____thyroidism

Answer: hypo

Flashcard 295: Exophthalmos, diplopia and inability to close eyelids completely in a patient who smokes and has Grave's disease is suggestive of _____

Answer: thyroid eye disease [Credit: Jonathan Trobe, MD]

Flashcard 296: Bradycardia is associated with _____thyroidism

Answer: hypo

Flashcard 297: What is the management of hypothyroidism in women who are pregnant, planning a pregnancy, treated with T4 during pregnancy or diagnosed with postpartum thyroiditis? _____

Answer: Referral to endocrinology

Flashcard 298: _____ primary hypothyroidism is characterised by high TSH levels and low T4 levels

Answer: Overt

Flashcard 299: Suspected _____ hypothyroidism should be urgently referred to an endocrinologist

Answer: secondary

Flashcard 300: Dry skin is associated with _____thyroidism

Answer: hypo