Introduction




© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015
Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_5


5. Introduction



David S. Cooper 


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Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 E. Monument St., Suite 333, Baltimore, MD, USA

 



 

David S. Cooper



Keywords
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)Thyroxine (T4)Triiodothyronine (T3)Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)Free thyroxine index (FTI)Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)Lutenizing hormone (LH)Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)Growth hormone (GH)Prolactin (PRL)Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH)Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG)C-terminal (CTX)


Abbreviations


ACTH

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

BMI

Body mass index

CRP

C-reactive protein

CT

Computed tomography

CTX

C-terminal telopeptide of type 1 collagen

ESR

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FSH

Follicle-stimulating hormone

FTI

Free thyroxine index

Sep 18, 2016 | Posted by in ENDOCRINOLOGY | Comments Off on Introduction

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