Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

Rickets can present with pectus _____

Hint: Carniatum/Excavatum

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

Hashimoto's thyroiditis presents with a _____ goitre

Hint: 3

_____ is characterised by inappropriate secretion of PTH from cells in the parathyroid gland irrespective of serum calcium concentration

Hint: Condition

_____ and serum PTH can be used to diagnose primary hyperparathyroidism

Hint: Ix

What class of drugs most commonly causes osteomalacia? _____

X-ray of bones in patients with _____ may show characteristic looser zones (pseudofractures)

Hint: 2x conditions

Following diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism, a differential diagnosis of _____ should be excluded

Hint: apart from malignancy

_____ should be considered in any patient with hypercalcaemia

Rickets can present with pathology of the skull including: _____ and frontal bossing