© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_21 21. Primary Aldosteronism Sandi-Jo Galati1   and Alice C. Levine2 (1) Endocrine and Diabetes Specialists of CT, 112 Quarry Road, Ste 250, Trumbull,…

© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_20 20. Introduction Alice C. Levine1   (1) Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Diseases, Mount Sinai (Icahn School of Medicine at…

© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_19 19. Thyroid Cancer and Bone Metastases Ritu Madan1 and Jason A. Wexler2, 3   (1) National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes and…

© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_16 16. Papillary Thyroid Cancer Rachna M. Goyal1   and Kenneth D. Burman2, 3 (1) Division of Endocrinology, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street, NW,…

© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_14 14. Introduction Kenneth D. Burman1, 2   (1) Endocrine Section, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA (2) Department of Medicine, Georgetown…

and Victor Bernet1 (1) Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA   KeywordsThyroid nodulesUltrasoundCarotid DopplerComputed tomography (CT)Thyroid incidentalomasUltrasound examinationNonpalpable nodulesSolitary nodules Objectives To review steps in evaluation of a newly discovered thyroid nodule,…

Days after I-131 TSH (mcU/L), 0.4–5.0 FT4 (ng/mL), 0.9–1.8 T3 (ng/dL), 60–181 CK (IU/L), 40–150 0 0.01 1.2 192  28 <0.01 1.2 145  60 170.88 <0.4  13  61    4,878 64…

  TSH (0.3–4.7 mIU/mL) FT4 (0.8–1.8 ng/dL) TT3 (60–180 ng/dL) FT3 (2.3–4.2 pg/mL) TgAb (<60 U/mL) TPOAb (<60 U/mL) At diagnosis 8.2 0.9     3 months follow-up 10.1 0.9     6 months…

Cushing’s syndrome signs and symptoms Common symptoms Physical exam signs Less common symptoms Physical exam signs – Weight gain – Dorso cervical (Buffalo) hump – Supra clavicular fat – Central…

© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_11 11. Treatment of Hypothyroidism: Utility of Adding T3 (Liothyronine) Joy Tsai1 and Nikolaos Stathatos1   (1) Thyroid Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard…