Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

_____ can cause hypothyroidism

Hint: What psychiatric medication

Hair loss is associated with _____thyroidism

What is the initial screening test for hypothyroidism? _____

Osteomalacia/rickets is managed with vitamin D supplementation in addition to _____ supplementation if dietary intake is inadequate

Bowing of the long bones, craniotabes (soft skull), delayed growth and frontal bossing in young patients with _____ deficiency is likely to be rickets

_____ is the most common cause of hypothyroidism worldwide

Hyperparathyroidism is more common in _____

Hint: what sex?

Rickets can only occur in children if the _____ are still open

Histological exam of Hashimoto's thyroiditis will show well developed _____ and Hurthle cells

PTH increases _____ excretion and calcium reabsorption from the kidney resulting in more ionized calcium in the blood