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Question 1

catecholamines in urine, headaches, hypertension and palpitations

Answer 1

phaeochromocytoma

Question 2

tanned skin without being on holidaay

Answer 2

Addisons

Question 3

increased shoe size, spade hands, wedding ring too tight

Answer 3

acromegaly

Question 4

signs of hyperthyroidism plus eye changes, gritty eyes, smooth velvety skin

Answer 4

grave’s

Question 5

moon face, proximal weakness, stretch marks, buffalo hump, abdo fat

Answer 5

cushings

Question 6

ketones on breath (sweet smell/pear drop breath)

Answer 6

DKA

Question 7

deep, laboured breathing (kussmaul breathing)

Answer 7

metabolic acidosis (DKA)

Question 8

orphan annie nuclei

Answer 8

papillary thyroid cancer

Question 9

bone pain, stones, abdo pain, psychiatric problems (bones, stones, moans and groans)

Answer 9

hyperparathyroidism (hypercalcaemia)

Question 10

psammoma bodies

Answer 10

in papillary thyroid carcinomas

Question 11

butterfly rash

Answer 11

SLE

Question 12

heat intolerance/palpitations

Answer 12

hyperthyroidism

Question 13

cold intolerance/weight gain

Answer 13

hypothyroidism

Question 14

ansomia and isolated GnRH deficiency

Answer 14

Kallman’s syndrome

Question 15

trousseau signs, chvostek sign and QT prolongation in ECG

Answer 15

hypocalcaemia

Question 16

acute management of hypocalcaemia

Answer 16

IV calcium gluconate