Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

Secondary cranial diabetes insipidus may occur due to _____ syndrome if the patient has had a post-partum haemorrhage

What is the diagnosis in a patient with low urine osmolality that improves by > 50% following administration of desmopressin? _____

_____ disease can cause hypoglycaemia due to deficiency of cortisol

During sick day rules for T1DM, patients should contact medical services urgently if they are _____ or unable to tolerate fluids

The sympathoadrenal physiological response to hypoglycaemia is the release of _____

_____ diabetes insipidus can be caused by medications such as: lithium or demeclocycline

_____ are the most common cause of endogenous hyperinsulinism

In diabetes insipidus, the water deprivation test fails to _____ urine osmolality

If neuropathic painkillers do not provide enough analgesia for diabetic neuropathy, _____ can be used as a rescue therapy only

_____ is the most common non-iatrogenic cause of hypoglycaemia in adults