EVALUATION OF THE PATIENT WITH THYROID DISEASE
EVALUATION OF THE PATIENT WITH THYROID DISEASE Part of “CHAPTER 28 – APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH THYROID DISEASE“ The location of the thyroid makes it readily accessible to both…
MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE THYROID GLAND
MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE THYROID GLAND Part of “CHAPTER 28 – APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH THYROID DISEASE“ The naming of the thyroid gland has been attributed to Wharton1 in…
APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH THYROID DISEASE
APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH THYROID DISEASE Leonard Wartofsky The following chapters on the thyroid were written with the clinician in mind. Adequate basic information is provided to serve as…
THERAPEUTIC APPROACH TO HYPOOSMOLALITY
THERAPEUTIC APPROACH TO HYPOOSMOLALITY Part of “CHAPTER 27 – INAPPROPRIATE ANTIDIURESIS AND OTHER HYPOOSMOLAR STATES“ Despite continuing controversy concerning the rapid correction of osmolality in hypoosmolar patients, relative consensus exists…
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HYPOOSMOLALITY
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HYPOOSMOLALITY Part of “CHAPTER 27 – INAPPROPRIATE ANTIDIURESIS AND OTHER HYPOOSMOLAR STATES“ Hypoosmolality is associated with a broad spectrum of neurologic manifestations, ranging from mild nonspecific symptoms…
SYNDROME OF INAPPROPRIATE ANTIDIURESIS
SYNDROME OF INAPPROPRIATE ANTIDIURESIS Part of “CHAPTER 27 – INAPPROPRIATE ANTIDIURESIS AND OTHER HYPOOSMOLAR STATES“ DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis is the most common cause of euvolemic hypoosmolality….
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF HYPOOSMOLALITY
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF HYPOOSMOLALITY Part of “CHAPTER 27 – INAPPROPRIATE ANTIDIURESIS AND OTHER HYPOOSMOLAR STATES“ The diagnostic approach to patients with hypoosmolality includes a careful history-taking (especially with regard to…
PATHOGENESIS OF HYPOOSMOLALITY
PATHOGENESIS OF HYPOOSMOLALITY Part of “CHAPTER 27 – INAPPROPRIATE ANTIDIURESIS AND OTHER HYPOOSMOLAR STATES“ The presence of true hypoosmolality always signifies an excess of water relative to solute in the…
DEFINITION OF HYPOOSMOLALITY
DEFINITION OF HYPOOSMOLALITY Part of “CHAPTER 27 – INAPPROPRIATE ANTIDIURESIS AND OTHER HYPOOSMOLAR STATES“ The only clinical abnormality known to result from increased secretion of arginine vasopressin (AVP) is a…
FREQUENCY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF HYPOOSMOLALITY
FREQUENCY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF HYPOOSMOLALITY Part of “CHAPTER 27 – INAPPROPRIATE ANTIDIURESIS AND OTHER HYPOOSMOLAR STATES“ Hypoosmolality of plasma is relatively common in hospitalized patients. The incidence and prevalence of…
