Review of Adrenal Excess and Adrenal Deficiency
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Review of Adrenal Excess and Adrenal Deficiency“ von Michael Lazarus, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Year 3 – Internal Medicine“. Der Vortrag ist dabei in folgende Kapitel unterteilt:
- Adrenal Diseases
- Cushing Syndrome
Quiz zum Vortrag
Which of the following could cause ACTH-independent Cushing syndrome?
- Adrenal adenoma
- Pituitary macroadenoma
- Pheochromocytoma
- Small cell lung carcinoma
- Insulinoma
Which of the following is correct when following the algorithm to confirm Cushing syndrome?
- Initial testing is performed when exogenous glucocorticoid use has been excluded.
- The first step includes the performance of a 1 mg dexamethasone suppression test.
- Initial workup includes diagnostic imaging tests.
- A positive imaging test result is followed by a repetition of the initial tests that yielded abnormal results.
- A positive 24-hour urine free cortisol test result indicates abnormal initial testing results and confirms the diagnosis.
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Dozent des Vortrages Review of Adrenal Excess and Adrenal Deficiency
Michael Lazarus, MD
Dr. Michael Lazarus is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
He obtained his MD from the University of the Witwatersrand School of Health Sciences, South Africa, and trained at the Washington University School of Medicine. In 2003, he joined the faculty at UCLA and currently serves as the Medical Director of the UCLA Hospitalist Section.
He has won various teaching awards, such as the Serge & Yvette Dadone Clinical Teaching Award, and was featured in the Los Angeles Magazine's Top Doctors Guide in 2021.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Lazarus teaches courses on Endocrinology.
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