Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

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

Rickets can present with pectus _____

Hint: carinatum/excavatum

_____ is the first-line managment for primary hyperparathyroidism in patients who meet one or more of the following criteria: symptomatic disease, <50 years of age, serum adjusted calcium >2.85 mmol/L, eGFR <60

Osteomalacia/rickets is managed with _____

_____ is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in developed countries

PTH is secreted by chief cells in response to _____ detected by cells in the parathyroid gland

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

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

Bone pain, muscular/bone tenderness, pathological fractures and waddling gait in adults with _____ deficiency is likely to be osteomalacia

_____ is characterised by insufficient production of glucocorticoids (e.g. cortisol) and mineralocorticoids (e.g. aldosterone)