Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

How should the dose of levothyroxine be altered in women who become pregnant? _____

Thyroid eye disease typically begins with an _____ phase lasting <2 years, followed by a chronic fibrotic phase where symptoms stabilise. The condition slowly improves over the next few years

The pathogenesis of thyroid eye disease is thought to involve autoimmunity against _____ receptors, primarily mediated by T Lymphocytes

Myxoedema coma presents with _____thermia

Weight gain is associated with _____thyroidism

What is the management of derranged TFTs in a female with hypothyroidism who is trying to get pregnant? _____

What type(s) of anaemia can be caused by hypothyroidism? _____

Postpartum thyroiditis is histologically characterised by infiltration of _____

_____ hypothyroidism is caused by dysfunction of the pituitary resulting in low levels of TSH

Liothyronine can be prescribed by who? _____