Familial Type III Hyperlipoproteinemia (Familial Dysbetalipoproteinemia)
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…
LDL-Apheresis Therapy for Refractory Familial Hypercholesterolemia
(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…
Introduction
© 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…
Inpatient Management of Type 2 Diabetes
© 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…
Transition to Insulin in Patients with Type-2 Diabetes
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®…
Evaluation and Management of the Newly Diagnosed Patient with Type-2 Diabetes
Laboratory studies Basic metabolic profile, fasting lipid panel, hepatic function panel, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), urine microalbumin-to-creatine ratio, anti-GAD/anti-insulin antibodiesa Clinician referrals Ophthalmologist, Nutritionist and/or Certified Diabetes Educator, Dentist, Mental Health…
Introduction: Type-2 Diabetes
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_41 41. Introduction: Type-2 Diabetes Susana A. Ebner1 (1) Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Columbia University Medical Center, 180 Fort Washington…
Thyrotoxicosis in Pregnancy
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_39 39. Thyrotoxicosis in Pregnancy Elizabeth N. Pearce1 (1) Boston University School of Medicine, 88 East Newton Street, H3600, Boston, MA 02118, USA…
Gestational Diabetes
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_40 40. Gestational Diabetes Carol J. Levy1 (1) Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY,…
Getting Pregnant with PCOS
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Terry F. Davies (ed.)A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_38 38. Getting Pregnant with PCOS David Frankfurter1 (1) George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue,…
