© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_16 16. Papillary Thyroid Cancer Rachna M. Goyal1 and Kenneth D. Burman2, 3 (1) Division of Endocrinology, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street, NW,…
and Victor Bernet1 (1) Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA KeywordsThyroid nodulesUltrasoundCarotid DopplerComputed tomography (CT)Thyroid incidentalomasUltrasound examinationNonpalpable nodulesSolitary nodules Objectives To review steps in evaluation of a newly discovered thyroid nodule,…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_14 14. Introduction Kenneth D. Burman1, 2 (1) Endocrine Section, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA (2) Department of Medicine, Georgetown…
Days after I-131 TSH (mcU/L), 0.4–5.0 FT4 (ng/mL), 0.9–1.8 T3 (ng/dL), 60–181 CK (IU/L), 40–150 0 0.01 1.2 192 28 <0.01 1.2 145 60 170.88 <0.4 13 61 4,878 64…
TSH (0.3–4.7 mIU/mL) FT4 (0.8–1.8 ng/dL) TT3 (60–180 ng/dL) FT3 (2.3–4.2 pg/mL) TgAb (<60 U/mL) TPOAb (<60 U/mL) At diagnosis 8.2 0.9 3 months follow-up 10.1 0.9 6 months…
Cushing’s syndrome signs and symptoms Common symptoms Physical exam signs Less common symptoms Physical exam signs – Weight gain – Dorso cervical (Buffalo) hump – Supra clavicular fat – Central…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_11 11. Treatment of Hypothyroidism: Utility of Adding T3 (Liothyronine) Joy Tsai1 and Nikolaos Stathatos1 (1) Thyroid Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard…
June 2008 April 2010 June 2010 August 2010, LT4 1.0 μg/kg bw/day December 2010, LT4 1.4 μg/kg bw/day PRL, ng/ml (n.v. 3–20) 31 Basal: 41 +60’: 34 PRL recovery…
Fig. 2.1 Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted coronal and sagittal MR images; preoperative and 3 months postoperative Why Does Acromegaly Fail to Be Diagnosed for Years? Growth hormone (GH) is the most abundant…
Organ system Manifestations Cardiovascular Bradycardia, heart failure, pericardial effusion CNS Depression, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, myxedema coma Hematopoietic Macrocytic anemia, target cells Metabolic Hyperlipidemia, weight gain Musculoskeletal Arthralgias, myositis Gastrointestinal Constipation…
