Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

_____ and serum PTH can be used to diagnose primary hyperparathyroidism

Hint: Ix

Hypercalcaemia increases the risk of _____ due to polyuria and reduced oral intake

Rickets can present with deformities of the knees, especially _____

Most patients with primary hyperparathyroidism are _____

Hint: Asymptomatic/Symptomatic

The goitre associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis is _____

Hint: Painful/less

Hypothyroidism more commonly affects _____

Hint: Men/Women

Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis (De Quervain's) is a self-limiting disease that often occurs following _____

Hyperparathyroidism causes _____

Hint: What metabolic abnormality?

_____ is characterised by inappropriate secretion of PTH from cells in the parathyroid gland irrespective of serum calcium concentration

Hint: Condition

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