Fig. 4.1 T1-weighted coronal and sagittal MR images show diffusive enlargement and enhancement of the pituitary gland. The gland pyramidal in shape extending to hypophyseal stalk from the sellar base….
Congenital Acquired Klinefelter syndrome Trauma Cryptorchidism Orchitis Immune polyglandular failure Spinal cord injury Congenital anorchia Medications: ketoconazole, cancer chemotherapy Noonan’s syndrome X-irradiation Lawrence–Moon–Bardet–Biedl syndrome Retroperitoneal fibrosis Myotonic dystrophy Amyloidosis Sickle…
Fig. 51.1 (a–c) Note the sensitivity to insulin in lean subjects with PCOS is similar to that of normal obese control. It is apparent that the extreme lowest insulin sensitivity…
Cr BUN eGFR 1.5 30 50 1.5 35 40 1.4 30 51 1.8 36 30 1.4 20 41 1.3 25 37 How the Diagnosis Was Made The patient had osteoporosis…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_49 49. Introduction Robert T. Yanagisawa1 and Derek LeRoith1 (1) Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount…
(1) Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, 1001 Potrero Ave, Room 5G1, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA KeywordsLDL-apheresis therapyRefractory familial hypercholesterolemiaAutosomal codominantGeneticLDL receptorsClear serum LDL cholesterolFH patientsHomozygous patients…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_45 45. Introduction Neil J. Stone1 (1) Bonow Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Suzanne and Milton Davidson Distinguished…
Time CHOL HDL Tri-glyceride Non-HDLc ApoB Non-HDLc/apoB TSH Weight Treatments Baseline 352 35 478 317 – 5.8 135 Baseline 2 weeks 340 34 452 306 87 3.5 5.6 – None…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_44 44. Inpatient Management of Type 2 Diabetes Dorothy A. Fink1 and Kim T. Nguyen1, 2 (1) Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Columbia…
Generic name Brand name Starting dose Max. dose Duration of action Sulfonylureas Glimepiride 1, 2, 4 mg Amaryl® 1–2 mg qd 8 mg qd 24 h Glipizide 5,10 mg Glucotrol®…
