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Iodinated Contrast Media Linked With Thyroid Dysfunction Risk
CME Among patients receiving iodinated contrast media for contrast-enhanced computed tomography, iodinated contrast media exposure was linked with an increased risk for incident hyperthyroidism.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, January 2012
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Thyroid Physiology and Autoimmunity in Pregnancy and After Delivery
CME Thyroid autoimmunity characteristically gets better to some extent during pregnancy and gets worse after delivery.
Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, September 2011
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Harmful Effects of Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy Prompt New Guidelines
CME/CE The American Thyroid Association has issued guidelines on the diagnosis and management of thyroid disease during pregnancy, indicating harmful effects of hypothyroidism on maternal and fetal health.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, July 2011
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Antithyroid Drug-induced Fetal Goitrous Hypothyroidism
How can physicians prevent and treat fetal hypothyroidism caused by antithyroid drug treatment in the mother? The current review addresses this issue.
Nature Reviews Endocrinology, July 2011
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Thyroid Drug Linked to Fracture Risk in Older Adults
Among adults 70 years and older, current thyroid treatment was associated with significantly increased fracture risk, with a strong dose-response relationship.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, May 2011
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ATA Proposes Guidelines for 131I Radiation Precautions
The American Thyroid Association has proposed guidelines for prevention of radiation exposure from radioiodine therapy to others and a new statement on central neck dissection for thyroid cancer.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, April 2011
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Tachycardia in a 61-Year-Old Woman
A 61-year-old woman presents with tachycardia, a nontender goiter, and weight loss. She has a medical history of an unspecified thyroid problem. What is the diagnosis?
Medscape CME Case Presentations, February 2011
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Graves Disease: A Review
CME/CE
Medscape Education Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 2010
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Strategies for the Management of Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation
Dr. Ruskin reviews 2 cases: a 25-year-old man in atrial fibrillation with a rapid ventricular response, and a 62-year-old man with episodes of spontaneously-resolving paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Medscape Education Cardiology, August 2010
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Lethargy and Mental Status Changes in a 94-Year-Old Man
CME An elderly man is presented to the ED with altered mental status. He was recently hospitalized for several conditions, including hypothyroidism and a myocardial infarction. What is the diagnosis?
Medscape CME Case Presentations, July 2010
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Improving Care for Patients With Noonan Syndrome: Guidelines for Pediatricians
Review the most current information on the manifestations, underlying mutations, and management of patients with Noonan syndrome.
June 2010
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Targeted Therapies for Cancer: Recognizing the Cardiovascular Risks
Several cancer therapies have been associated with cardiotoxicity. What should you anticipate with the targeted therapies?
Medscape Education Oncology, June 2010
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Thyroid Eye Disease: Ocular Treatment
Fifty percent of patients with Graves' disease develop clinically apparent TED, and pathological changes of TED are detected in two thirds of patients without symptoms.
Expert Review of Ophthalmology, June 2010
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FDA Adds Boxed Warning to Propylthiouracil
The new warning includes a postmarketing data review of cases of severe liver injury and acute liver failure, some fatal, as well as information on whether to use the drug in pregnancy.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, April 2010
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Hyperthyroidism Increases Stroke Risk in Young Adults
Hyperthyroidism along with lifestyle habits should be considered stroke risk factors, researchers say.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, April 2010
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Perspectives on the 4th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension
Join Dr. Frantz as he reviews and provides his expert perspectives on the Dana Point classification and treatment guidelines for PAH.
Medscape Education Cardiology, January 2010
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Effects of Amiodarone Therapy on Thyroid Function
It may be challenging to distinguish the thyroid effects of amiodarone because these may present as a change in frequency or severity of arrhythmias for which the drug was prescribed.
Nature Reviews Endocrinology, November 2009
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Tachycardia in a 61-Year-Old Woman
CME/CE A 61-year-old woman presents with tachycardia, a nontender goiter, and weight loss. She has a past medical history of an unspecified thyroid problem. What is causing this patient's tachycardia?
Medscape CME Case Presentations, May 2009
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A Patient With Stress-Related Onset and Exacerbations of Graves Disease
An 18-year-old, nonsmoking woman presented to her general practitioner with a 1-week history of weakness, fatigue, palpitations, nervousness, tremors, insomnia, heat intolerance, and enlargement of a euthyroid goiter that had been detected 2 years earlier.
Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism, November 2008
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Endocrine Emergencies
Endocrine emergencies such as thyroid storm, myxedema coma, DKA, and adrenal crisis are relatively uncommon and frequently overlooked. This concise review steps through the description, incidence, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of each of these serious conditions.
Medscape Emergency Medicine, December 2007
