This case highlights the newest edition of Pediatric Endocrine Self-Assessment Program (Pediatric ESAP). Test your clinical knowledge and prepare for your exam. Available on the online store. Clinical Vignette You are called to consult on a 12-year-old girl who was hospitalized after presenting with abdominal pain, vomiting, and constipation. Laboratory test results: Calcium =...
A new study suggests that middle-age and elderly men are less likely to develop worsening frailty if they have high levels of certain anabolic hormones, which are muscle- and bone-building hormones. The study results will be presented Sunday at ENDO 2017, the Endocrine Society’s 99th annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. Frailty is the gradual loss...
The natural fetal estrogen estetrol, also called E4, is being tested as a new drug that may help treat advanced prostate cancer, according to an ongoing industry-sponsored study from the Netherlands. The final results will be presented in a poster on Saturday, April 1, at ENDO 2017, the annual scientific meeting of the Endocrine Society,...
Researchers have identified an apparent cause of inguinal hernia, or groin hernia, in older men: altered sex hormone levels that weaken and scar muscle tissue in the lower abdomen. Results of their study using an animal model will be presented Monday at ENDO 2017, the Endocrine Society’s 99th annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. “We have...
Environmental exposure to common pesticides may cause boys to reach sexual maturity earlier, researchers have found. They will present their study results Saturday at the Endocrine Society’s 99th annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. Previous research shows that early puberty increases the risk of diseases in adulthood, for example, testicular cancer in men and breast cancer...
This case highlights newest edition of Endocrine Self-Assessment Program (ESAP), which is also available as a bundle with our special edition ESAP. Available on the online store. Clinical Vignette A 32-year-old woman with panhypopituitarism recently moved to your city and sees you in consultation for her ongoing care. At age 12 years a craniopharyngioma was...
First-ever exercise, nutrition program will seek answers by focusing on Cleveland mothers A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and MetroHealth System researcher, along with Cleveland Clinic’s director of metabolic research, have received federal funding to determine if childhood obesity can be prevented before women become pregnant. The first-ever Cleveland-based study will explore whether...
This issue highlights Pediatric Endocrine Self Assessment Program. Test your clinical knowledge and prepare for your exam. Available on the online store. Clinical Vignette In clinic you are seeing a 14-year-old African American boy who is obese (BMI = 31 kg/m2). He has a family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus in his father...
This case highlights the newest edition of Pediatric Endocrine Self-Assessment Program (Pediatric ESAP). Test your clinical knowledge and prepare for your exam. Available on the online store. Clinical Vignette You are called to consult on a 12-year-old girl who was hospitalized after presenting with abdominal pain, vomiting, and constipation. Laboratory test results: Calcium =...
This case highlights newest edition of Endocrine Self-Assessment Program (ESAP), which is also available as a bundle with our special edition ESAP. Available on the online store. Clinical Vignette A 32-year-old woman with panhypopituitarism recently moved to your city and sees you in consultation for her ongoing care. At age 12 years a craniopharyngioma was...
This issue highlights Pediatric Endocrine Self Assessment Program. Test your clinical knowledge and prepare for your exam. Available on the online store. Clinical Vignette In clinic you are seeing a 14-year-old African American boy who is obese (BMI = 31 kg/m2). He has a family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus in his father...
