© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_32 32. Misdiagnosis of Atypical Femur Fractures Mone Zaidi1 and Semin Kim1 (1) Mount Sinai Bone Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine,…
Fig. 33.1 Diagram showing feedforward and feedback mechanisms governing hypothalamic–pituitary–testicular function The willingness of men to discuss the symptoms of hypogonadism, and the availability of new, effective, and safe treatment…
Fig. 31.1 (A) Bone loss at the lumbar spine in enrollees of the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nations over 4 years of follow-up. Upon entry into the trial,…
Fig. 18.1 MRI of the abdomen with intravenous contrast showing hepatic metastases indicated by red arrows measuring approximately 1.2 × 1 cm (posterior lesion) and 0.8 × 0.9 cm (anterior lesion) Staging of MTC…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_28 28. Osteomalacia and Primary Hyperparathyroidism Antonella Meola1 and Silvia Chiavistelli1 (1) Endocrine Unit 2, University Hospital of Pisa, Via Paradisa 2,…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_29 29. Introduction Mone Zaidi1 , Se Min Kim1, Tony Yuen1 and Li Sun1 (1) Mount Sinai Bone Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York,…
The diagnosis of postoperative hypoparathyroidism can be confirmed by the finding of low-ionized calcium level and normal serum level of magnesium. Serum phosphorus levels are usually high or at the…
Fig. 25.1 Pathology of the parathyroid tumor. Panel (a) Trabecular pattern of the tumor (hematoxylin and eosin, ×200). Panel (b) Capsular pseudoinvasion with trapping of tumor cells within the capsule….
Thus, hypoalbuminemia observed in patients with several chronic illnesses, malnourished or hospitalized, may be responsible for a reduction in total serum calcium concentration. Minimal changes of the plasma Ca2+ concentrations…
PTH-dependent a Hypoparathyroidism • Parathyroid agenesis • PTH gene mutations • Postoperative (transient or permanent) • Autoimmune – Isolated – Combined with multiple endocrine deficiencies • Activating mutations of the calcium sensing receptor • Developmental abnormalities of the…
