Ambiguous Genitalia

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Fig. 19.1 Hormonal control of sexual differentiation By 7 weeks of pregnancy a fetus has a dual system—Wolffian ducts with the potential for the development of a male and Müllerian…

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Hypoglycemia in the Nondiabetic Patient

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Fig. 33.1 Decision tree for the diagnosis and workup of hypoglycemic disorders Seventy-Two Hour Fast The 72-h fast is prolonged withholding of food and caloric fluids until Whipple’s triad has…

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Hirsutism and Virilization

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Age Adrenals Ovaries Others Prenatal/neonatal 46,XX CCAH: Maternal androgenizing tumors Maternal drugs Prepubertal 46,XX NCCAH Adrenal adenomas Adrenal carcinomas Adrenal hyperplasia 11β-HSD1 deficiency Androgen producing tumors (sex cord stromal; gonadoblastoma) …

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Primary Hyperparathyroidism

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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2) Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia Familial hypercalciuric hypercalcemia Hyperparathyroidism—jaw tumor syndrome Familial isolated hyperparathyroidism Adapted from ref. [5]…

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Metabolic Bone Diseases Other than Osteoporosis

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Osteogenesis imperfecta symptoms Atypical fractures Short stature Scoliosis Blue sclera Hearing loss Dentinogenesis imperfecta Laxity of the ligaments Wormian bones Laxity of the skin The types of OI can be…

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Idiopathic Short Stature: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach

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Primary short stature—Skeletal abnormalities With recognizable skeletal dysplasia (achondroplasia, hypochondroplasia) Without recognizable skeletal dysplasia (Turner syndrome, SHOX gene haploinsufficiency) Secondary short stature Malnutrition Psychosocial deprivation Chronic diseases Renal (renal failure,…

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Gestational Diabetes

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Fig. 28.1 The Pedersen Hypothesis. “Maternal hyperglycemia begets foetal macrosomia” Modified by Freinkel to include nutrients other than glucose (lipids and amino acids) Prior diagnostic pathways and nomenclature for diagnosis…

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Medical Management of Obesity

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References Δt week n (P/O) Dose (mg/day) Δweight (P) Δweight (SA) Comments [55] 12 19/20 150 −2.1 kg −4.3 kg First clinical study [56] 12 39/37 30 −3.2 kg −3.6…

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Adrenal Incidentalomas

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Etiology Prevalence (%) Laboratory screening Nonfunctional adenoma 85 Normal Subclinical Cushing’s syndrome 7 1-mg DST(serum cortisol >3 μ/dl) Plasma ACTH (<5 pg/ml) Pheocromocytoma 3.5 24-h urine metanephrines >2 mg/g Cr…

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