FIGURE 85-1. Individual and median values of thyroid function tests in various grades of primary hypothyroidism. Interrupted horizontal lines indicate upper (thyroid-stimulating hormone [TSH]) and lower (free thyroxine [FT4] and…
FIGURE 40-1. Pathophysiologic mechanisms and clinical presentations in type 1 diabetes mellitus. The clinical presentation in T1DM can be classical or emergency diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), depending on the extent of…
FIGURE 116-1. Schema of the structures of inhibin, the α subunit containing peptide pro-αC, αN, activin, and follistatin. Note that 31-kD inhibin is derived from the 58-kD form by proteolytic…
FIGURE 114-1. Nocturnal serum concentration profiles of growth hormone (GH) illustrate the differences between the acute phase and the chronic phase of critical illness in an intensive care setting. (From…
FIGURE 72-1. Gross anatomy of the thyroid. A, Anterior view. B, Posterior view. In a normal adult, the entire gland is approximately 6 to 7 cm wide, 3 to 4 cm long,…
FIGURE 87-1. Classification of thyroid nodules on the basis of results from clonality studies. Such studies imply that most thyroid nodules are “true” thyroid tumors compared with polyclonal hyperplastic nodules….
FIGURE 115-1. The primary amino acid sequences of naturally occurring decapeptide gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) structural variants spanning approximately 600 million years of evolution. Boxed regions show the conserved aminoterminal and…
FIGURE 51-1. Association between mean glucose level as measured by level of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and presence of retinopathy in older patients (55 to 75 years) with type 2 diabetes…
FIGURE 138-1. Schematic representation of the pathogenesis and clinical representations of testicular dysgenesis syndrome (TDS). (Modified from Skakkebæk NE, Rajpert-De Meyts E, Jørgensen N, et al: Testicular cancer trends as “whistle…
FIGURE 21-1. Amino acid structure of vasopressin and oxytocin. Note that only positions 3 and 8 have different amino acids. FIGURE 21-2. Factors governing arginine vasopressin (AVP) secretion. CVO, Circumventricular…
