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What is low TSH, elevated FT4/FT3?
Primary hyperthyroid profile
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What is Cortisol?
The name of the hormone in excess in Cushing's Syndrome.
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What is metformin
This medication is first-line pharmacologic treatment in T2DM
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What is Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis?
The most common cause of hypothyroidism in the US
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What is Long-term high dose corticosteroid?
The most common cause of Cushing's Syndrome.
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What is A1c <7.0%
The percent A1c that is the glycemic target in adults
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What is aspirin?
This medication should be avoided in thyroid storm because it increases T3/T4 release
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What is Cushing's Disease (Benign pituitary adenoma or hyperplasia)?
The most common endogenous cause of Cushing's Syndrome.
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What is an ACEI
This class of medication reduces proteinuria and slows nephropathy progression in diabetics
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What is Hartley-Dunhill operation?
The name of the surgical procedure of choice for hyperthyroidism, involving total resection of 1 lobe and subtotal resection of the other lobe
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What are low-dose dexamathasone supression test,
24 hour urinary free cortisol levels, and Salivary Cortisol Levels
The 3 screening tests for Cushing's Syndrome.
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What is serum beta hydroxybutyric acid
This test is diagnostic of ketonemia in DKA
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What is struma ovarii?
The name for an ovarian teratoma with ectopic thyroid tissue that can cause hyperthyroidism
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What is Transphenoidal Surgery?
The treatment of choice for Cushing's DISEASE.
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What is 0.1-0.2 units/kg/day
This is the recommended starting insulin dose (units/kg/day) when initiating insulin as part of combination therapy in T2DM
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