Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

_____ is a complication of chronic diabetes characterised by bone destruction as a result of peripheral neuropathy and changes in circulation

GI autonomic diabetic neuropathy can cause _____ particularly at night

Hypocalcaemia can have life-threatening complications such as cardiac arrhythmias due to _____

Hint: ECG abnormality

Levels of parathyroid hormone are _____ in pseudohypoparathyroidism

Hint: Elevated/Low

_____ should be started in all patients with diabetic nephropathy with confirmed albuminuria, and titrated to the maximum dose

Hint: Medication

What clinical finding is common on the skin of patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia? _____

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

Hint: High/Normal/Low

_____ autonomic diabetic neuropathy may cause erectile dysfunction, retrograde ejaculation, urinary hesitancy

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

Hint: electrolyte abnormality

The 2nd most common cause of hypoparathyroidism is _____ conditions such as APS-1/APS-2