Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

Following diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism, a differential diagnosis of _____ should be excluded

Hint: apart from malignancy

Thyroid pain associated with subacute granulomatous thyroiditis (De Quervain's) may improve with _____ or other NSAIDs

Hint: Medication

_____ is a condition that occurs in all ages and is caused by insufficient calcium and/or phosphate usually due to a deficiency of vitamin D

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

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

Osteomalacia/rickets is managed with _____

_____ is associated with Anti-TPO & Anti-Tg

Vitamin D-dependent rickets type _____ is an autosomal recessive condition characterised by a mutation preventing the conversion of calcidiol into calcitriol

Hint: 1/2

The most common inherited cause of hyperparathyroidism is _____

PTH induces _____ expression in osteoBlasts which binds to and activates osteoClasts