Endocrinology Cases

Editor: V. Dimov, M.D.

Diabetes

Treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)

Foot Drop in a Diabetic Patient

Diabetic Myonecrosis: An Unusual Suspect

Sodium Metabolism

Hyponatremia - Na 118 - What is the cause?

Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH) due to SSRIs

SIADH due to Lung Cancer and Aspiration Pneumonia

Hypernatremia due to Dehydration in Dementia

Thyroid disease

Constipation as a Chief Complaint of Uncontrolled Hypothyroidism

Sick euthyroid syndrome in a patient with multilobar pneumonia

Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) with a heart rate of 189 bpm after albuterol. What is the cause? Hyperthyroidism

Parathyroid Disease and Disorders of Calcium Metabolism

Hypercalcemia due to Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Hypercalcemia due to Primary Hyperparathyroidism: More Cases

Hypercalcemia due to Multiple Myeloma

Hypercalcemia of Malignancy

Other Diseases

Bilateral Hemianopsia Due to Pituitary Adenoma

Non-Functioning Pituitary Adenoma In A Patient With Multiorgan Involvement Sarcoidosis

Pheochromocytoma in a young man

A 33-year-old man has a low HDL level. Should you treat him?

Uncontrolled HTN with hypokalemia

Images in Clinical Medicine

Hypogonadism Due to Pituicytoma in an Identical Twin. NEJM, 01/2009.
Chondrocalcinosis and Hypomagnesemia. NEJM, 01/2009.
The Aorta in Osteoporosis. NEJM, 05/2008.
Severe Kyphosis. NEJM, 06/2008.
Widened Mediastinum: Mediastinal Extension of a Goiter. NEJM, 03/2009.
Chvostek's Sign and Carpopedal Spasm. NEJM, 04/2009.
Familial Hypercholesterolemia. NEJM, 04/2009.
Graves' Hyperthyroidism. NEJM, 06/2009.

Test Questions

USMLERx Step 2CK Question #21376
USMLERx Step 2CK Question #21425
USMLERx Step 2CK Question #24230
USMLERx Step 1 Question #2351
USMLERx Step 2CK Question #21201

Further reading

Gut Problem: Addison's disease. NYTimes, 12/2007.
Treatment of Patients taking Bisphosphonates. The Endo Blog, 12/2007.
Cases: Inpatient Diabetes Management. NYU Internal Medicine Blog.

Published: 03/12/2005
Updated: 06/10/2009