Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

Mainstay of management for diabetic neuropathy is with tight _____ control

If attempts to resolve the underlying cause of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus FAIL → patients can take _____ and NSAIDs (indomethacin)

Hint: Medication

_____ diabetes insipidus aetiology is split into primary and secondary The cause of primary is idiopathic The cause of secondary is brain injury

low urine osmolality _____ improve following administration of desmopressin in patients with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

Hint: does/n't

Severe hypoglycaemia (<2.8 mmol/L) causes neuroglycopenic symptoms such as confusion, seizures, coma due to inadequate glucose supply to the _____

_____ is the most common type of diabetic neuropathy and is characterised by sensory loss in a symmetrical, glove & stocking distribution

Patients with diabetic neuropathy may experience irritation, itching, or burning called _____

_____ diabetes insipidus is due to resistance to ADH in the kidney

Hypoglycaemia in diabetics is nearly always due to medications or _____

_____ is a condition where blood glucose is <4 mmol/L