Endocrinology

  1. Clinical Endocrinology
    1. Clinical Assessment
      1. History Taking
        1. Symptom Analysis
          1. Family History
            1. Medication History
              1. Environmental Exposures
              2. Physical Examination
                1. General Appearance
                  1. Vital Signs
                    1. System-Specific Examination
                      1. Thyroid Examination
                        1. Reproductive System
                          1. Growth Assessment
                      2. Laboratory Diagnostics
                        1. Hormone Assays
                          1. Immunoassays
                            1. Mass Spectrometry
                              1. Reference Ranges
                                1. Factors Affecting Results
                                2. Basal Hormone Measurements
                                  1. Timing Considerations
                                    1. Sample Collection
                                      1. Interpretation
                                      2. Dynamic Function Tests
                                        1. Stimulation Tests
                                          1. ACTH Stimulation Test
                                            1. GnRH Stimulation Test
                                              1. TRH Stimulation Test
                                                1. Glucose Tolerance Test
                                                2. Suppression Tests
                                                  1. Dexamethasone Suppression Test
                                                    1. Glucose Suppression Test
                                                      1. Water Deprivation Test
                                                    2. Antibody Testing
                                                      1. Thyroid Antibodies
                                                        1. Islet Cell Antibodies
                                                          1. Adrenal Antibodies
                                                        2. Imaging in Endocrinology
                                                          1. Ultrasound
                                                            1. Thyroid Imaging
                                                              1. Parathyroid Imaging
                                                                1. Ovarian Imaging
                                                                2. Computed Tomography
                                                                  1. Adrenal Imaging
                                                                    1. Pancreatic Imaging
                                                                      1. Pituitary Imaging
                                                                      2. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
                                                                        1. Pituitary MRI
                                                                          1. Adrenal MRI
                                                                          2. Nuclear Medicine
                                                                            1. Thyroid Scintigraphy
                                                                              1. Parathyroid Scintigraphy
                                                                                1. Adrenal Scintigraphy
                                                                                  1. PET Imaging
                                                                                2. Therapeutic Approaches
                                                                                  1. Hormone Replacement Therapy
                                                                                    1. Thyroid Hormone Replacement
                                                                                      1. Steroid Replacement
                                                                                        1. Sex Hormone Replacement
                                                                                          1. Growth Hormone Therapy
                                                                                          2. Hormone Suppression Therapy
                                                                                            1. Antithyroid Drugs
                                                                                              1. Somatostatin Analogs
                                                                                                1. Dopamine Agonists
                                                                                                2. Hormone Receptor Modulators
                                                                                                  1. Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators
                                                                                                    1. Androgen Receptor Antagonists
                                                                                                    2. Surgical Interventions
                                                                                                      1. Thyroidectomy
                                                                                                        1. Parathyroidectomy
                                                                                                          1. Adrenalectomy
                                                                                                            1. Pituitary Surgery
                                                                                                            2. Radiation Therapy
                                                                                                              1. Radioiodine Therapy
                                                                                                                1. External Beam Radiation
                                                                                                                2. Monitoring and Follow-up
                                                                                                                  1. Biochemical Monitoring
                                                                                                                    1. Imaging Surveillance
                                                                                                                      1. Complication Assessment

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                                                                                                                  1. Introduction to Endocrinology