Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

What is the management of thyroid eye disease while awaiting review by an ophthalmologist? _____, artificial tears, eye protection (e.g. sunglasses) and head elevation while sleeping

Hint: Lifestyle

_____ primary hypothyroidism is characterised by high TSH levels and normal T4 & T3 levels

Thyroid eye disease (Graves' ophthalmopathy) most typically presents when patients are _____ (though it may occur in euthyroid or hypothyroid states).

In patients with primary hyperparathyroidism where a parathyroidectomy is not feasible/unsuccessful, patients may be offered _____

_____ is the most common cause of hypothyroidism worldwide

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

Hypophosphatemic rickets is generally due to abnormal loss of phosphate from the _____

Hashimoto's thyroiditis presents with a _____ goitre

Hint: 3

The goitre associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis is _____

Hint: Painful/less

Hashimoto's thyroiditis initially presents with transient _____thyroidism followed by hypothyroidism