Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

The most common inherited cause of hyperparathyroidism is _____

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

_____ is a self-limiting variant of subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis occuring up to 1 year following child birth

_____ is a condition that occurs in children with open growth plates and is caused by insufficient calcium and/or phosphate usually due to a deficiency of vitamin D

Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis (De Quervain's) is associated with multinucleated giant cells and _____ formation on histological examination

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

Rickets can be _____ or hypophosphatemic depending on which mineral is deficient

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

Critically ill patients (e.g. sepsis) who do not respond to measures to treat hypotension may be experiencing _____ insufficiency

_____ adrenal insufficiency is caused by conditions that decrease ACTH production

Hint: Primary/Secondary/Tertiary