Thyroid Disease
Figure 47.1. Radioactive Iodine Uptake Scans. Both images are of hyperthyroid patients with suppressed TSH concentrations. (A) Left toxic adenoma: a large left-sided toxic “hot” adenoma, with relative suppression of…
Stroke: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 90. STROKE: PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT Galen V. Henderson Stroke remains a major healthcare problem. It is estimated that there are >700,000 incident strokes in the United States…
Endocrine Summary
NOTE: *Numbers within parentheses indicate the number of amino acids in the protein or peptide(s). Diagnostically, if an endocrinologist suspects that a hormone is inappropriately low, he or she will…
Breast Cancer
Approximately 25% of breast cancers overexpress the HER2 cell surface signal-transduction protein. Patients with HER2-positive breast cancer experience a higher risk of recurrence compared to patients with HER2-negative breast cancer…
