Important Clinical signs

Question 1

List the signs for Thyrotoxicosis

Answer 1

Hair loss
Pre-tibial myxoedema
Onycholysis
Bulging eyes

Question 2

What is onycholysis?

Answer 2

Separation of the nail from the nail bed

Question 3

List the signs for Hypothyroidism

Answer 3

Hair loss
Eyebrow loss
Cold
Pale skin
Toad-like face

Question 4

List the signs for Cushing’s syndrome

Answer 4

Round face
Central obesity
Proximal myopathy
Buffalo hump
Supraclavicular fat pads
Striae

Question 5

List the signs for Addison’s disease

Answer 5

Hyperpigmentation

face, neck, palmar creases

Question 6

List the signs for Acromegaly

Answer 6

Distal and soft tissue overgrowth
Big jaw (macrognathia)
Big hands and feet
Thick skin
Coarse facial features

Question 7

List the signs for Hypopituitarism

Answer 7

Pale/yellow skin
Thinned skin
Fine wrinkling around eyes and mouth

Question 8

List the signs for Hyperandrogenism in women

Answer 8

Hirsutism (xs hair growth)
Temporal balding
Acne

Question 9

List the signs for Hypoparathyroidism

Answer 9

Dry skin
Scaly skin
Puffy skin
Brittle nails
Coarse hair

Question 10

List the signs for pseudohypoparathyroidism

Answer 10

Short stature
Short neck
Short 4th and 5th metacarpals

Question 11

What is eyebrow loss a sign of?

Answer 11

Hypothyroidism

Question 12

What is Pretibial myxoedema a sign of?

Answer 12

Thyrotoxicosis

Grave’s

Question 13

What is hyperpigmentation a sign of?

Answer 13

Addison’s disease

Question 14

What is thin hair a sign of?

Answer 14

Hypothyroidism

Question 15

What is striae a sign of?

Answer 15

Cushing’s syndrome