Results for “endocrinology”

A 63-year-old woman reports several months of bone pain and difficulty climbing stairs. She has no focal neurological deficit. Serum calcium is 2.19 mmol/L (2.1…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · common

A 61-year-old man has a 1.5-cm thyroid nodule with a solid markedly hypoechoic appearance, irregular margins and punctate echogenic foci on ultrasound. His TSH…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · common

A 52-year-old woman has progressive headaches and difficulty seeing objects to either side. MRI shows a 2.6-cm sellar mass elevating and compressing the optic c…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 44-year-old man has an incidental 8-mm pituitary lesion discovered during MRI for headaches. He has normal visual fields, normal pituitary hormone testing, an…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 58-year-old man is found to have a serum calcium concentration of 2.78 mmol/L (2.15–2.55) on two occasions. His phosphate is 0.72 mmol/L (0.80–1.50), creatini…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · common

A 42-year-old woman has progressive fatigue, reduced appetite and dizziness when standing. Her serum sodium is 127 mmol/L (135–145), potassium is 5.8 mmol/L (3.…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · common