Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

Typical blood test results for pseudohypoparathyroidism: • Calcium: _____ • PTH: High

Hint: High/Normal/Low

Chronic _____ can cause extrapyramidal symptoms due to calcification of the basal ganglia

Hint: electrolyte abnormality

Hypocalcaemia typically presents with symptoms of numbness and tingling around the _____ and the extremities

_____ hormone raises serum calcium by increasing calcium absorption in the small intestine, stimulating calcium release from bones and increasing calcium reabsorption in the kidneys

Hypocalcaemia can have life-threatening complications of the airway as a result of _____

All diabetic patients should be screened _____ a year for diabetic nephropathy by measuring their albumin:creatinine ratio (ACR). The sample should ideally be taken early in the morning

_____ is the largest cause of chronic kidney disease

Management of hypoparathyroidism without severe hypocalcaemia is with _____ and vitamin D (e.g. calcitriol)

_____ is due to a PTH deficiency Pseudohypoparathyroidism is due to PTH resistance

Hint: Condition

Target serum calcium levels in patients with hypoparathyroidism are _____-normal in order to avoid renal complications (e.g. hypercalciuria)

Hint: High/Low