Delayed Diagnosis of Osteoporosis
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,…
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Management of Metastatic Medullary Thyroid Cancer
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…
Introduction
© 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,…
Osteomalacia and Primary Hyperparathyroidism
© 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,…
Management of Hypoparathyroidism
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…
Differential Diagnosis of Hypocalcemia
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…
Introduction
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…
Complex Primary Hyperparathyroidism
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….
A Case of Pheochromocytoma
Class Drug and dosing Clinical pearls Preoperative management Adrenergic blockade Nonselective α-blockade • Phenoxybenzamine: 10–20 mg 2–3 times/day (100 mg max daily) Selective α-blockade • Doxazosin: 1 mg dailya • Terazosin: 1…
Adrenal Incidentaloma and Subclinical Hypercortisolism
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_22 22. Adrenal Incidentaloma and Subclinical Hypercortisolism Gillian M. Goddard1 and Eliza B. Geer1 (1) Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Diseases, Department of…
