Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

_____ and serum PTH can be used to diagnose primary hyperparathyroidism

Hint: Ix

Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis (De Quervain's) presents initially with _____thyroidism followed by hypothyroidism before full recovery

PTH is secreted by chief cells in response to _____ detected by cells in the parathyroid gland

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

Hint: Condition

_____ is the first-line managment for primary hyperparathyroidism in patients who meet one or more of the following criteria: symptomatic disease, <50 years of age, serum adjusted calcium >2.85 mmol/L, eGFR <60

_____ should be considered in any patient with hypercalcaemia

Hyperparathyroidism causes _____

Hint: What metabolic abnormality?

Hypophosphatemic rickets is generally due to abnormal loss of phosphate from the _____

Bone pain, muscular/bone tenderness, pathological fractures and waddling gait in adults with _____ deficiency is likely to be osteomalacia

_____ is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in developed countries