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cervial fat/purple strie/hirsutism - djyoti - ArchivalUser - 04-30-2006
dx
rx
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-30-2006
hypercortsolism, spirono;actone
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-30-2006
i think I am takign about gynecomastia and asterixis in cirrhosis!!!!!!!
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-30-2006
Cushing synd
hypercortisol state
Dx: urine cortisol/24h--Low dose Dexamethasone supression test---to dx Cushing dz
----High dose D. test--
if HD Dexa test not supress Cortisol produce=Ectopic ACTH-like production ( Malignancy eg. SCC of lung)
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-30-2006
thanks, how do you treat symptoms ther than rs primary underlying cause?
0 - ArchivalUser - 05-01-2006
try