Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

Vitamin D-dependent rickets type _____ is an autosomal recessive condition characterised by a mutation preventing the conversion of calcidiol into calcitriol

Hint: 1/2

The most common inherited cause of hyperparathyroidism is _____

Rickets can present with deformities of the knees, especially _____

Hypothyroidism more commonly affects _____

Hint: Men/Women

Rickets can present with _____ at the costochondral junction

Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis (De Quervain's) is a self-limiting disease that often occurs following _____

What is the most common final outcome in patients with subacute granulomatous thyroiditis (De Quervain's)? _____

Hashimoto's thyroiditis initially presents with transient _____thyroidism followed by hypothyroidism

Lethargy, weakness, N&V and anorexia in Addison's disease are features of _____

Hint: what hormonal change?

IV/IM Hydrocortisone given for addisonian crisis may be switched to oral replacement after _____ hours (AND haemodynamically stable)