Endocrino Flashcards
(149 cards)
++ sx but not very high prolactin ?
++ PRL but not very many sx ?
Hook effect : lab peculiarity where veyr high levels of PRL are read as low levels : dilute the sample
Macroprolactin : surestimation
1mg dex suppression test positive ?
Cortisol > 140
20F with early onset HTN. She had low potassium at time of diagnosis of HTN. She is on amlodipine and an OCP. Her creatinine and K are now normal. Aldo:Renin 160 (<80 is normal). What do you do next?
a) Repeat ARR off amlodipine
b) Repeat ARR off OCP
c) Repeat ARR on both amlodipine and OCP
d) 24h urine aldo collection
a) Repeat ARR off amlodipine
OCP affects Renin concentration but not the Renin activity (what is measured), amlodipine leads to false neg.
8MG DEX signification in cushing syndrome ?
- if 8mg dex suppresses am cortisol : cushing due to pituitary cause
ORDER MRI SELLA - if 8mg does not suppress cortisol : ectopic ACTH
ORDER CT the chest of malignancy
A 34 year-old woman with Graves disease, who has been euthyroid on methimazole 5mg PO daily for the past year, recently tested positive for pregnancy. She is referred for thyroid management in pregnancy. Which of the following is NOT appropriate?
a) Discontinue all anti-thyroidal medications to avoid teratogenicity
b) Check thyroid function tests every 4 weeks during pregnancy
c) Switch to PTU 300mg PO BID and continue until GA 16 weeks
d) Check TRAb titre immediately and check again at GA 18-22 weeks
Switch to PTU 300mg PO BID and continue until GA 16 weeks
Switching is an option but too high of a dose based on 1MMZ:20PTU conversion
TraB should be checked as low titres in early pregnancy can help predict successful withdrawal of ATD
Adrenal incidentaloma : suggestive of malignancy ?
- Size over 4cm
- Hounsfield Units > 10
- < 50% delayed contrast washout
- Calcifications, extension, ADP
- Hx of malignancy
Alternatives neuroleptics not associated with weight gain ?
Aripiprazole
Ziprasidone
Lurasidone.
Amenorrhea with high FSH and low estradiol : dx ?
Primary ovarian insufficiency
Anticonvulsants and BB associated with weight gain ?
Valproate, carbamazepine, GABAPENTIN
Propanolol
Associated illness in Paget disease ?
Hearing loss, compressive neuropathies, osteoarthritis, osteosarcoma
Chronic liver disease on A1C ?
Decreased
CI to GLP1 ?
Personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer or MEN 2
Hx or pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer
Contraindications to RAI tx in Graves disease ?
Pregnancy, breatsfeeding, mod-sev orbitopathy, thyroid cancer
Delay pregnancy for 6 months after tx
Criterias for surgical management of hyperparathyroidism ? Name 7.
-Serum total calcium > 0.25 mmol/L above upper limit
-T-score <= -2.5 at L-spine, total hip, femoral neck or distal 1/3 radius
-Fractures (Vertebral only; by X-ray, CT, MRI or VFA)
-Age<50
-Urine calcium >6.25 mmol/d (>250mg/d) in women or >7.5 mmol/d in men (>300mg/d)
-Stones or nephrocalcinosis by x-ray, ultrasound, or CT
-Creatinine clearance < 60 mL/min (stage 3 CKD)
Cushing syndrome dx if ACTH high vs low ?
High or inappropriately N : pituitary adenoma or ectopic source
= PITUITARY MRI +/- IPSS if MRI N or adenoma < 6-9mm
Low : adrenal adenoma or adrenal carcinoma
= CT ADRENALS
DDX of a goiter ?
TSG in Hashimoto
Thyroid receptor antibodies in Graves
BhCG in pregnancy
Definition of nephropathy in db ?
- Random urine ACR > 20
- ACR > 2 x 2 on 3 months
- eGFR < 60 x 2 on 3 months
Diagnosis of OP clinically ?
- Fragility fracture
OR - Absolute fx risk of 20% or more over the next 10 years
Differential of acquired hypoparathyroid ?
Hypomagnesemia causes PTH resistance
Hypermagnesemia reduces PTH synthesis / secrretion
Post surgical
Infiltrative disease
Auto immune polyglandular syndrome type 1
DKA diagnosis ?
Arterial pH ≤ 7.3
Serum bic ≤ 15
AG ≥ 12
Positive serum and/or urine ketones
BG is usually ≥ 14
DLP tx : who needs add on tx ?
1) If started on LDL > 5
Add on if LDL ≥ 2.5 (or < 50% reduction) or Apo B ≥ 0.85 or non HDL C ≥ 3.4
2) if ASCVD
Add on if LDL ≥ 1.8 or Apo B ≥ 0.7 or non hDL ≥ 2.4
Does OCP affects plasma aldo/renin ratio ?
No OCP affects renin concentration but not the renin activity
Dx if virilization in women ?
Tumor related androgen production : adrenocorticocarcinoma
Epidemiology and atypical femoral fractures ?
Asian women high risk