Results for “thyroid”

A 35-year-old man reports drinking approximately 6 L of water daily because of anxiety about dehydration. He is alert, euvolaemic and not taking diuretics or an…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · common

A 29-year-old man has progressive bone pain, proximal weakness and two atraumatic metatarsal fractures. Serum phosphate is 0.44 mmol/L (0.80–1.50), calcium is 2…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · niche

A 63-year-old woman reports several months of bone pain and difficulty climbing stairs. She has no focal neurological deficit. Serum calcium is 2.19 mmol/L (2.1…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · common

A 48-year-old woman has a slowly enlarging thyroid nodule, intermittent diarrhoea and facial flushing. Her TSH is 1.6 mIU/L (0.4–4.0), and serum calcitonin is 1…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · common

A 61-year-old man has a 1.5-cm thyroid nodule with a solid markedly hypoechoic appearance, irregular margins and punctate echogenic foci on ultrasound. His TSH…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · common

A 58-year-old man is found to have a serum calcium concentration of 2.78 mmol/L (2.15–2.55) on two occasions. His phosphate is 0.72 mmol/L (0.80–1.50), creatini…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · common

A 67-year-old woman has new bilateral shoulder and hip girdle aching with difficulty lifting her arms and rising from a chair. Symptoms are worst in the morning…

Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal · Clinical rotations · common

A biopsy of the tracheal epithelium shows a single layer of cells with nuclei at different levels, cilia, and mucus-secreting goblet cells. Which of the followi…

Year 1 · Foundations · common

Which of the following is the characteristic crystal found in pseudogout?

Year 3 · Clinical rotations · common

A 42-year-old woman presents to the clinic with a painless mass on the right side of her face that has been present for the past 8 months. On examination, there…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common