miscellaneous Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
what do brown tumors look like on Xray
A
radiolucent
2
Q
what are brown tumours associated with
A
primary hyperparathyroidism
3
Q
what does graves disease cause
A
IgG antibodies binding to the TSH receptors
4
Q
what is assocatiated with acromegaly
A
carpal tunnel (and lots of other things)
5
Q
what are the symptoms of hypocalcaemia
A
tingling in fingers and toes, carpopedal spasm when measuring blood pressure, other causes muscle spasming of the hand and forearm Trousseaus sign
6
Q
what does conns syndrome cause
A
hypertension, elevated sodium eabsorption and potassium excretion
7
Q
what are some of the autonomic neuropathy features of diabetes
A
vagal neuropathy causing tachycardia at rest, gastroparesis which rarely can lead to vomiting, erectile dysfunction and atonic bladder
