Endocrinology

A 14-year-old boy is worried that he is the shortest in his class and has no signs of puberty. His height is on the 3rd centile and his weight on the 10th; his…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 31-year-old woman presents with six months of fatigue, nausea and 7 kg of weight loss. She has been adding extra salt to everything and craves potato chips. F…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · common

A 38-year-old woman presents with three weeks of aching pain in the front of her neck that worsens when she turns her head or swallows and radiates up to both e…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 3-week-old boy is brought with persistent jaundice, poor weight gain and two episodes of jitteriness before feeds. He was born at term with a small penis and…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

Which of the following is NOT a diagnostic criterion for metabolic syndrome?

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common

A 45-year-old man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension presents to his primary care physician's office with complaints of persistent fati…

Medicine · Clinical rotations · common