Metabolic Syndrome Case
In order to determine the appropriate risk of metabolic syndrome, we should use Risk-Adjusted BMI, which takes the degree of central obesity into account. Waist measure or waist to hip…
Bariatric Surgery
Fig. 52.1 Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. Diagram courtesy of Dr. Daniel Herron Optimizing Glycemic Control Prior to Surgery An appropriate preoperative screening includes prior history of failure to lose…
Severe Hypertriglyceridemia
and Sergio Fazio2 (1) Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216, USA (2) William and Sonja Connor Chair…
Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Fig. 17.1 An unsuspected paraspinal mass in a patient with a history of toxic multinodular goiter and progressive low back pain. A paraspinal mass is shown at L3, with complete…
Low Testosterone and the Metabolic Syndrome
Ref Testosterone, ng/dL (nmol/L) SHBG (nmol/L) LH (mIU/mL) Estradiol, pg/mL (pmol/L) Baseline Post Baseline Post Baseline Post Baseline Post 1 13.4 ± 1.8 +58 %* 4.9 ± 0.8 +8 % 2 340 ± 21 +100 %* …
Klinefelter Syndrome
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…
Idiopathic Granulomatous Hypophysitis Masquerading as a Pituitary Adenoma: Are There Reliable Diagnostic Criteria?
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….
The Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
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…
Multiple Risk Factors for Osteoporosis and Fracture
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…
Introduction
© 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…
