Common conditions with low renin concentrations Mineralocorticoid excess Primary aldosteronism (see Chap. 1) Cushing’s Syndrome (see Chap. 3) Glucocorticoid/cortisol resistance (see Chap. 4) Apparent mineralocorticoid excess syndrome Licorice or carbenoxolone…
Fig. 6.1 Computerized tomography of a benign adrenocortical adenoma of the left adrenal (arrow). Reprinted with permission from Androulakis et al. [19] Arterial hypertension (AH) is a prevailing, but not…
Gastrointestinal factors: Insufficient oral intake Malabsorption resulting from chronic pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, cystic fibrosis, Whipple’s disease, radiation enteritis, bariatric surgery Metabolic factors: Chronic renal insufficiency (from decreased…
Measurement Surgery recommended in all who meet the following guideline Age <50 years old Bone mineral density T-score <−2.5 at any site and/or prior fragility fracture Creatinine clearance (calculated) <60…
2. Caumo A, Bergman RN, Cobelli C. Insulin sensitivity from meal tolerance tests in normal subjects: a minimal model index. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2000;85(11):4396–402.PubMedCrossRef 3. Pillonetto G, Caumo A,…
Fig. 14.1 Brain areas crucial to mineralocorticoid-salt and renovascular hypertension History A century after Addison described patients with adrenal cortical destruction as having “asthenic” hearts, deoxycorticosterone, DOC, the first mineralocorticoid…
Fig. 5.1 Pathway of adrenal steroid biosynthesis. The enzymes responsible for each biosynthetic step are above or adjacent to arrows. Each box represents a respective zone of the adrenal cortex….
In order to determine the appropriate risk of metabolic syndrome, we should use Risk-Adjusted BMI, which takes the degree of central obesity into account. Waist measure or waist to hip…
Fig. 52.1 Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. Diagram courtesy of Dr. Daniel Herron Optimizing Glycemic Control Prior to Surgery An appropriate preoperative screening includes prior history of failure to lose…
and Sergio Fazio2 (1) Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216, USA (2) William and Sonja Connor Chair…
