endocrinology Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
What are some drugs that cause osteoporosis?
A
steroids chronic heparin therapy thyroxine over replacement lithium phenytoin cyclosporin
2
Q
What are secondary causes of osteoporosis?
A
drugs GI - PBC, Crohns, US, bypass malnutrition - scurvy, anorexia, EtOH haem - MM, lymphoma, metastatic cancer osteogenesis imperfecta endo - bushings, hyperthyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, GH deficiency, androgen deficiency
3
Q
What are the ocular signs of thyroid disease?
A
exophthalmos - sclera visible UNDER cornea
lid retraction - sclera visible ABOVE cornea
lid lag - slowing of lid closure
ophthalmoplegia - upgaze affected first, then convergence
chemosis and grittiness
4
Q
What are the causes of a goitre?
A
iodine deficiency physiological - puberty, pregnancy Graves disease thyroiditis - Hashimotos, subacute, Riedels drugs - Lithium, phenylbutazone inborn errors of metabolism - Pendred's
