Endocrine pathophysiology : a concise guide to the physical exam

Endocrine pathophysiology : a concise guide to the physical exam / Andrea Manni, Akuffo Quarde.

This practical guide presents a concise approach to exploring endocrine pathophysiology through the physical exam, emphasizing common clinical signs in endocrinology that can be elicited through inspection, palpation, percussion or auscultation. The established and proposed mechanisms underlying the...

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Main Author: Manni, Andrea
Other Authors: Quarde, Akuffo
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2020.
Subjects:
Endocrine glands > Pathophysiology.
Endocrine glands > Diseases > Diagnosis.
Endocrine glands > Pathophysiology
Endocrine glands > Diseases > Diagnosis
Endocrinology
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • A Concise Guide to the Physical Exam
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • About the Authors
  • 1: Pituitary Gland Signs
  • 1.1 Cushing's Disease
  • 1.1.1 Proximal Myopathy
  • 1.1.2 Fat Maldistribution
  • 1.1.3 Striae and Skin Atrophy
  • 1.1.4 Facial Plethora
  • 1.1.5 Hirsutism
  • 1.1.6 Hypertension
  • 1.1.7 Fragility Fractures
  • 1.1.8 Hyperpigmentation
  • 1.2 Acromegaly
  • 1.2.1 Acanthosis Nigricans
  • 1.2.2 Frontal Bossing and Prognathism
  • 1.2.3 Acrochordons and Other Skin Manifestations
  • 1.2.4 Colonic Polyps
  • 1.2.5 Tinel's Sign (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome)
  • 1.2.6 Hypertension
  • 1.3 Prolactinoma
  • 1.3.1 Hypogonadism
  • 1.3.2 Gynecomastia and Galactorrhea
  • 1.3.3 Bitemporal Hemianopsia
  • 1.4 Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency
  • 1.4.1 Abnormal Body Composition
  • 1.5 Growth Hormone Insensitivity (Laron-Type Dwarfism)
  • 1.5.1 Short Stature
  • 1.5.2 Obesity
  • 1.5.3 Small Genitalia
  • 1.6 Central Diabetes Insipidus
  • 1.6.1 Dehydration due to Polyuria and Polydipsia
  • References
  • 2: Thyroid Gland Signs
  • 2.1 Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
  • 2.1.1 Queen Anne's Sign
  • 2.1.2 Bradycardia
  • 2.1.3 Pericardial and Pleural Effusions
  • 2.1.4 Dry Skin
  • 2.1.5 Macroglossia
  • 2.1.6 Hyporeflexia
  • 2.1.7 Proximal Myopathy
  • 2.1.8 Galactorrhea
  • 2.2 Graves' Disease
  • 2.2.1 Thyroid Eye Disease
  • 2.2.2 Pretibial Myxedema
  • 2.2.3 Thyroid Acropachy
  • 2.2.4 Onycholysis
  • 2.2.5 Periodic Paralysis
  • 2.2.6 Thyroid Bruit and Thrill
  • 2.2.7 Tachycardia
  • 2.2.8 Gynecomastia
  • 2.2.9 Lymphadenopathy
  • 2.2.10 Change in Body Composition (Weight Loss)
  • 2.3 Euthyroid Goiter with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
  • 2.3.1 Pemberton's Sign
  • 2.3.2 Other Compressive Signs (Superior Vena Cava Syndrome, Phrenic Nerve Paralysis)
  • 2.4 Resistance to Thyroid Hormone
  • 2.4.1 Goiter
  • 2.4.2 Short Stature
  • 2.5 Medullary Thyroid Cancer
  • 2.5.1 Facial Flushing and Other Clinical Features of Neuroendocrine Origin
  • 2.5.2 Cervical Mass
  • References
  • 3: Adrenal Gland Signs
  • 3.1 Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
  • 3.1.1 Postural Hypotension
  • 3.1.2 Hyperpigmentation
  • 3.2 Primary Hyperaldosteronism
  • 3.2.1 Hypertension
  • 3.2.2 Muscle Weakness
  • 3.2.3 Atrial Fibrillation
  • 3.2.4 Dehydration
  • 3.3 Pseudohypoaldosteronism
  • 3.3.1 Cardiac Arrest due to Life-Threatening Hyperkalemia
  • 3.3.2 Cutaneous Manifestations (Folliculitis and Atopic Dermatitis)
  • 3.4 Familial Glucocorticoid Deficiency
  • 3.4.1 Hyperpigmentation
  • 3.4.2 Hypoglycemia
  • 3.5 Pheochromocytomas and Other Paraganglioma Syndromes
  • 3.5.1 Hypertension
  • 3.5.2 Hypotension
  • 3.5.3 Generalized Hyperhidrosis
  • 3.5.4 Cardiogenic Shock
  • 3.6 Nonclassic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (NCCAH)
  • 3.6.1 Clinical Hyperandrogenism (Acne and Hirsutism)
  • 3.6.2 Testicular Adrenal Rest Tumors
  • 3.6.3 Signs of Insulin Resistance (Skin Tags and Acanthosis Nigricans)
  • References

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