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Buzzwords Flashcards

1
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butterfly shape

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thyroid

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“orange peel” legs

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pre-tibial myxoedema in grave’s disease

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3
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cool doughy skin

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hypothyroidism

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4
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spade like hands

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excess growth hormone

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5
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lemon on sticks

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cushing’s syndrome

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6
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coast of maine

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McCune-Albright synd

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7
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cafe au lait

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neurofibromatosis / McCune-Albright synd

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8
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hypertension + hypokalaemia

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conn’s syndrome

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9
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paroxysmal hypertension, headache, sweating

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triad of phaeochromocytoma

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10
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Brachydactyly (short bones) of the 4th metacarpal

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Pseudohypoparathyroidism

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11
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Acute management of HYPOCALCAEMIA

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10ml 10% calcium gluconate over 10 minutes in 50% dextrose or saline

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Trousseau sign, Chvostek sign and QT prolongation (on ECG)

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Hypocalcaemia

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13
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ansomnia and isolated GnRH deficiency

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Kallman’s syndrome

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14
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Cold intolerance/weight gain

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Hypothyroidism

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15
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Heat intolerance/palpitations

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Hyperthyroidism

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Psammoma bodies

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Papillary thyroid cancer

17
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Bone pain, stones, abdo pain, psychiatric problems

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Hypercalcaemia; hyperparathyroidism

18
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“Orphan Annie” Nuclei

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Papillary thyroid cancer

19
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Deep, laboured breathing (Kussmaul breathing)

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DKA

20
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Sweet smelling/pear drop breath

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Metabolic acidosis (esp. DKA

21
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Moon face, proximal weakness, stretch marks, buffalo hump, abdo fat

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Cushing’s syndrome

22
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Signs of hyperthyroidism plus any eye changes, gritty eyes, smooth velvety skin

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Grave’s disease

23
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Increased shoe size, ‘spade hands’, wedding ring too tight

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Acromegaly

24
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Tanned skin without being on holiday

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Primary Addison’s (if no tanning; secondary)

25
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Catecholamines in urine, headaches, hypertension, palpitations

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Phaeochromocytoma

26
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“takes a bottle of water to bed with them”

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diabetes insipidus

27
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looser’s zones

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osteomalacia

28
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trousseau sign

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hypocalcaemia

29
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Chovstek’s sign

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hypocalcaemia

30
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cold hands and feet in acute screnario

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hypoglycaemia

31
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bag of bones x ray

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charcot foot; neuropathy comp in t2dm

32
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webbed neck, broad chest with wide spaced nipples

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turner’s syndrome

33
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pepperpot skull

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hyperparathyroidism

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