Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

Postpartum thyroiditis is associated with what antibody? _____

Thyroid eye disease may cause compression of the _____ which can lead to vision loss without prompt treatment

Rickets can only occur in children if the _____ are still open

_____ is the most common cause of hypothyroidism worldwide

Bowing of the long bones, craniotabes (soft skull), delayed growth and frontal bossing in young patients with _____ deficiency is likely to be rickets

_____ is a self-limiting variant of subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis occuring up to 1 year following child birth

Following diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism, patients should have further investigations to screen for complications such as _____, DXA scan (lumbar spine, distal radius, hip), USS of the renal tract

Hint: Nephrocalcinosis

Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis (De Quervain's) is associated with multinucleated giant cells and _____ formation on histological examination

Rickets can be _____ or hypophosphatemic depending on which mineral is deficient

The goitre associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis is _____

Hint: Painful/less