Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

Carpopedal spasm when taking a patients blood pressure is suggestive of what metabolic abnormality? _____

Diabetic nephropathy may present with _____ due to increased albumin in the urine

Hint: symptom

_____, a complication of autonomic diabetic neuropathy, may be managed with medications that promote gastric emptying

The first-line investigation for hyperlipidaemia is a _____

_____ is a complication of chronic diabetes characterised by bone destruction as a result of peripheral neuropathy and changes in circulation

All diabetic patients should be screened _____ a year for diabetic nephropathy by measuring their albumin:creatinine ratio (ACR). The sample should ideally be taken early in the morning

Hypocalcaemia typically presents with symptoms of numbness and tingling around the _____ and the extremities

Typical blood test results for pseudohypoparathyroidism: • Calcium: _____ • PTH: High

Hint: High/Normal/Low

What clinical finding is common on the skin of patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia? _____

_____ hyperlipidaemia is the most common polygenic dyslipidaemia.