Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

_____ is caused by eyelid retraction/proptosis which results in dryness and irritation of the eye leading to corneal ulceration

Hint: Complication of thyroid eye disease

Dry skin is associated with _____thyroidism

Suspected _____ hypothyroidism should be urgently referred to an endocrinologist

Hint: Primary/Secondary

Decreased tendon reflexes are associated with _____thyroidism

A patient with known thyroid eye disease presents with blurred vision, field defect and a relative afferent pupillary defect. You diagnose acute optic neuropathy. What is the next step in management? _____

What is the management of derranged TFTs in a female with hypothyroidism who is trying to get pregnant? _____

What type(s) of anaemia can be caused by hypothyroidism? _____

Thyroid eye disease typically begins with an _____ phase lasting <2 years, followed by a chronic fibrotic phase where symptoms stabilise. The condition slowly improves over the next few years

_____ hypothyroidism is characterised by inappropriately low/normal TSH levels and low T4

_____ is the inactive pro-hormone produced by the thyroid gland. It is converted into the active hormone T3 in the periphery