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2015年3月10日 星期二

Charcot’s Neuroarthropathy

Charcot’s neuroarthropathy affects the joints and bones of the feet. The development of this condition...
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Glucose clamp technique

Glucose clamp technique is used to measure either how well an individual metabolizes glucose or...
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Struma Ovarii

A teratoma of the ovary contains thyroid tissue that becomes hyperactive. Mild features of thyrotoxicosis...
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2015年3月9日 星期一

MIBG scan

整理自長庚資料 (http://kelwww.cgmh-mi.com/examnm/i-131-mibg-scan) MIBG(Metaiodo Benzylguanidine),是一種類似正腎上腺素的藥劑,會聚積在儲有catecholamine的腎上腺髓質嗜鉻性細胞或是交感神經末梢內,診斷嗜鉻性細胞瘤有76~100%的敏感度,在臨床上最常用於檢查的便是嗜鉻性細胞瘤。為預防I-131聚積而傷害甲狀腺,藥物注射前三天得開始服用...
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Adverse effects of GH replacement

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Pendred syndrome

Pendred syndrome is characterized by both goiter and sensorineural deafness (not caused by hypothyroidism)....
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MELAS

MELAS=The syndrome of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes An...
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Other Causes of Hypoparathyroidism

Neonatal hypoparathyroidism can be part of the DiGeorge syndrome (dysmorphic facies, cardiac defects,...
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2015年3月5日 星期四

Primary aldosteronism

Oral sodiumloading test 病人接受連續三天共218 mmol之鈉鹽(約合12.8公克氯化鈉)之高鈉飲食18 ,在第三天到第四天間收集二十四小時小便測量尿液中的醛固酮、鈉離子及肌酸酐(creatinine)。為確認體內鈉鹽是足夠的,小便中之鈉離子應超過每天200...
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