13/02/2026
🔴 ENDOCRINE TRAPS
• Graves in 1st trimester → PTU, not carbimazole
• Thyroid storm → Beta-blocker + thionamide first (NOT iodide alone)
• Post-thyroidectomy cancer → Suppress TSH
• Bone metastases lethargy → Hypercalcaemia (not hyponatraemia)
• Brain metastases headache → Steroids before radiotherapy
• Pheochromocytoma triad = headache + sweating + palpitations
• TURP syndrome → Acute hyponatraemia → Confusion (NOT pontine myelinolysis unless overcorrected)