Diabetes
The age at which the USPSTF recommends screening for adults for diabetes if their BMI >25 and any other risk factor
What is 35
This is the type of scan that you should order with a thyroid nodule of 1.5cm and normal TSH.
What is ultrasound?
This is the test of choice for pheochromocytoma.
What is plasma free metanephrine or 24 hour urine fraction metanephrine?
This is what Clark Griswold hopes to buy with his big Christmas bonus in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
What is a pool?
This is the test that should be ordered prior to initiating masculinizing hormone therapy and monitored while on it.
What is h/h?
This is the eGFR where metformin is contraindicated
What is eGFR of 30
Who is Max?
These are the 3 zones of the adrenal Cortex.
What are the glomerulosa, Fasiculata, and reticularis?
This is the vitamin/supplement that you should make sure a patient is not taking before checking their thyroid function.
What is biotin?
This is the care of Hormonal or surgical therapy to adapt the patient's body to experienced gender
What is gender affirming care?
In Home Alone, this is where Kevin's family goes for Christmas.
What is Paris?
This is the treatment of choice for active thyroid nodules.
This is the hormone responsible for the "bronze" in bronze diabetes (Addisons/primary AI).
What is melanocyte stimulating hormone?
These are the Human Leukocyte antigens most associated with Type 1 DM (There are 2, give 1)
HLA DR3 or DR4
2 part: Feminizing gender-affirming hormone therapy
what are Estradiol and androgen blocker
A 34 YO gravid female presents with a fasting glucose of 105 and prandial of 130. She is exercising 150 min/wk and keeping a log of her carb intake to be <100g/day. This is the best treatment.
What is insulin?
This is the most common cause of thyroid deficiency in the US.
What is autoimmune or Hashimotos?
This is the ug/dL cutoff of an 8AM cortisol to say that adrenal insufficiency is present and ACTH stimulation testing is not needed.
What is 3ug/dL?
This is the units and number cutoff in which an incidental adrenal mass finding should prompt screening for pheochromocytoma.
What is 10 Hounsfield units?
These are the cells in the intestine that secrete GLP-1.
What are L cells?
This is the monoclonal antibody that is a treatment for graves ophthalmopathy.
What is teprotumumab (Tepezza)?
This was the name of Scrooge's old partner in A Christmas Carol
Who is Jacob Marley?
Diagnosis suggested by secondary amenorrhea, elevated FSH, low estradiol
What is turner's syndrome?
This is the counseling you should offer your patient prior to initiating female gender affirming medications.
What is VTE risk?