Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

_____ are benign tumours of the anterior pituitary gland

_____ may be used to induce remission in patients with Grave's disease. This typically takes 12-18 months

_____ may be used to investigate for bitemporal hemianopia in patients with pituitary tumours

Hint: What investigation

Lugol's solution should be given _____ after propylthiouracil in the management of a thyroid storm

Hint: how long?

Headaches associated with pituitary adenomas are usually worse _____

A patient with a pituitary adenoma experiences sudden-onset hypopituitarism. What complication is likely to have occured? _____

_____ uses a single dose of iodine-131 which emits beta rays to induce DNA damage causing death of thyroid tissue

Hint: What treatment for hyperthyroidism

_____ may be contraindicated in Grave's disease if the patient has thyroid eye disease

Hint: What treatment?

What investigations can be used to confirm hypercortisolism? _____, 24-hour urinary free cortisol, late-night salivary cortisol

_____ is a condition characterised by overproduction of thyroid hormones from the thyroid gland