Conditions + Investigations Flashcards
Cushing’s
24hr Urine free Cortisol
Dexamethasone suppression test
Pituitary MRI
Addison’s
Synacthen test
Random Cortisol
ACTH levels in plasma
Adrenal antibodies
Conn’s
Aldosterone / Renin ratio
24hr Urine Aldosterone
Pheochromocytoma
24hr Urine metanephrines
DM
Random venous BG >11
OGTT >11 after 2hrs
HbA1c (type 2) >48
Acromegaly
OGTT
IGF-1 in plasma
Pituitary MRI
Diabetes Insipidus
Water deprivation
Goitre
FNA, US of neck
Hypocalcaemia
Bloods - Ca, Phosphate, PTH, Vit D
Hypercalcaemia
Bloods - Ca, Phosphate, Vit D, PTH
U+Es - creatinine = renal failure?? (+Ca)
Hyperthyroidism
TFT - fT4 + TSH
TSH receptor antibodies
Hypothyroidism
TFT - fT4 + TSH
TPO + thyroglobulin antibodies
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Bloods - Ca, Vit D, PTH, Phospahate 24hr Urine Ca - checks it's not FHH (will be low in FHH but high in 1 Hyperpara) DEXA scan - osteoporosis Abdominal xray / CT - Kidney stones US parathyroid glands
BONES, STONES, GROANS + PSYCHIC MOANS